Hack is a programming language for HHVM that interoperates seamlessly with PHP. Hack reconciles the fast development cycle of PHP with the discipline provided by static typing, while adding many features commonly found in other modern programming languages.
Java Alternatives
Java is described as 'General-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible' and is a leading programming language in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Java for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Java alternative is Python, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Java are JavaScript, C#, C++ and Rust.
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Quorum is a general purpose tool that we call an "evidence-based" programming language. It started as an interpreted language originally designed to be easier to hear through screen readers for blind or visually impaired users.
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Nelua is a systems programming language for performance sensitive applications, like real-time applications and game engines. Its syntax and semantics are similar to Lua, but its garbage collection is optional, it provides optional type notations, and it is free from an...

P is a programming language for asynchronous event-driven programming and the IoT that was developed by Microsoft and University of California, Berkeley.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Amazon Web Services
- Ubuntu
Dolphin is a complete development IDE for Smalltalk targeted specifically at Microsoft Windows. It is capable of creating standalone GUI and console executables that will run on any version of Windows from XP up to the current Windows 10.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Windows
Australia


Pike is a dynamic programming language with a syntax similar to Java and C. It is simple to learn, does not require long compilation passes and has powerful built-in data types allowing simple and really fast data manipulation.
Sweden
EU

Raku unifies many great ideas that aren't usually found in other programming languages. While several other languages offer some of these features, none of them offer all.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- JavaScript
- Hotspot JVM


ReScript is a robustly typed language that compiles to efficient and human-readable JavaScript. It comes with a lightning fast compiler toolchain that scales to any codebase size.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- JavaScript
- Self-Hosted
- Node.JS
- Mac
- Linux
- Windows
- BSD
- Visual Studio Code
- Global


M# is a set of tools for rapid web application development. M# manages 90% of the code through automation and eliminates most human errors. It has been proven to result in better, safer, and more reliable code, at least 4X faster.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- .NET Framework
- JavaScript
- Node.JS
- SQL Server Management Studio
United Kingdom

Eiffel is an object-oriented programming language designed by Bertrand Meyer (an object-orientation proponent and author of Object-Oriented Software Construction) and Eiffel Software. Meyer conceived the language in 1985 with the goal of increasing the reliability of commercial...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Unlicense)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- BSD
- Solaris
- FreeBSD
- OpenSolaris
- OpenBSD
United States

Pony is an open-source, object-oriented, actor-model, capabilities-secure, high performance programming language.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux





































