Raku AlternativesProgramming Languages and other similar apps like Raku

Apps similar to Raku include Python, which is free and open source. Other options are JavaScript, Java, PHP and Ruby. You can choose from more than 10 Programming Languages like Raku for Linux, Windows, Mac, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. Python icon
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    Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, extensible programming language. It provides an extraordinary combination of clarity and versatility, and is free and comprehensively ported.

    102 Python alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Symbian S60
    • BSD
    • AROS
    • Linux Mobile
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
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  2. JavaScript icon
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    JavaScript (sometimes shortened to JS) is a lightweight, interpreted, object-oriented language with first-class functions, most known as the scripting language for Web pages, but also used in many non-browser environments.

    62 JavaScript alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AROS
    • Haiku
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  3. Java icon
     682 likes

    Java is a general-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.

    78 Java alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Java Mobile
    • Symbian S60
    • HP webOS
    • Blackberry
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Blackberry 10
    • Kindle Fire
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  4. PHP icon
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    Open-source scripting language executed on the server, PHP embeds into HTML, fostering dynamic web development. Influenced by C, Java, and Perl, it supports database integration, offers extensive libraries, and remains easy for beginners while robust for seasoned developers.

    45 PHP alternatives

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    • BSD
    • PHP
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  5. Ruby icon
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    Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features. Ruby originated in Japan during the mid-1990s and was initially developed and designed by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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  6. Perl icon
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    Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language with over 22 years of development.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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  7. Nim is a statically typed, imperative programming language with a powerful macro system that tries to give the programmer ultimate power without compromises on runtime efficiency.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
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  8. Haskell icon
     72 likes

    Haskell is an advanced purely-functional programming language. An open-source product of more than twenty years of cutting-edge research, it allows rapid development of robust, concise, correct software.

    77 Haskell alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  9. Mojo icon
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    Mojo is a specialized artificial intelligence (AI) programming language developed by Modular Inc. First released in May 2023, it is designed to become a superset of Python, with the performance of C.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • US flagUnited States
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  10. Unison is a statically-typed functional language with type inference, an effect system, and advanced tooling. It is based around a big idea of content-addressed code, in which function are identified by a hash of their implementation rather than by name, and code is stored as...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. ReScript icon
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    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.

    53 ReScript alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • JavaScript
    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • Visual Studio Code
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  12. Bosque icon
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    The Bosque programming language is an experiment in regularized design for a machine assisted rapid and reliable software development lifecycle.

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    • Free
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
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