REBOL Alternatives

REBOL is described as 'Rebol (historically REBOL) is a cross-platform data exchange language and a multi-paradigm dynamic programming language designed by Carl Sassenrath for network communications and distributed computing. It introduces the concept of dialecting: small, optimized, domain-specific' and is a programming language in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to REBOL for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best REBOL alternative is Python, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like REBOL are PHP, Node.js, C (programming language) and C++.

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  1. 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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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. Tcl icon
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    Tcl (Tool Command Language) is a very powerful but easy to learn dynamic programming language, suitable for a very wide range of uses.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. HolyC icon
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    HolyC is very similar to regular C, so it's a very simple but powerful language. It was used to make all of TempleOS, so it definitely works to make programs.

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Hy icon
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    Hy is a wonderful dialect of Lisp that’s embedded in Python.

    Since Hy transforms its Lisp code into the Python Abstract Syntax Tree, you have the whole beautiful world of Python at your fingertips, in Lisp form!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Wolfram Language is a symbolic language, deliberately designed with the breadth and unity needed to develop powerful programs quickly. By integrating high-level forms—like Image, GeoPolygon or Molecule—along with advanced superfunctions—such as ImageIdentify or...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenSolaris
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  6. Jython icon
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    Jython, successor of JPython, is an implementation of the Python programming language written in Java.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
     
  7. Luau icon
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    Luau (lowercase u, /'lu.a?/) is a fast, small, safe, gradually typed embeddable scripting language derived from Lua.

    79 Luau alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. FreeBASIC icon
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    FreeBASIC is a completely free, open-source, 32-bit BASIC compiler, with syntax similar to MS-QuickBASIC, that adds new features such as pointers, unsigned data types, inline assembly, object orientation, and many others.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Chapel icon
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    Chapel is a programming language designed for productive parallel computing at scale.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Squirrel is a high level imperative, object-oriented programming language, designed to be a light-weight scripting language that fits in the size, memory bandwidth, and real-time requirements of applications like video games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
     
  11. Tadpole icon
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    Tadpole is a DSL designed specifically for browser automation and data extraction. It is built on top of KDL. It is designed to be modular and concise.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Node.JS
    • Chromium
    • Typescript
    • JavaScript
     
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