Ruby Alternatives

Ruby is described as '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' and is a very popular programming language in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Ruby for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Ruby alternative is Python, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ruby are JavaScript, Java, PHP and C++.

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  1. Pyret icon

    Pyret

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    Pyret is a programming language designed to serve as an outstanding choice for programming education while exploring the confluence of scripting and functional programming. It's under active design and development, and free to use or modify.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Solid

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    Solid - A minimalist interpreted language, with a clean object model and a tiny VM.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Jabaco icon

    Jabaco

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    Jabaco is a simple programming language with a Visual Basic like syntax. Jabaco enables you to create powerful software for all Java supported operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Objective-J icon

    Objective-J

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    Objective-J is a programming language developed as part of the Cappuccino web development framework. Its syntax is nearly identical to the Objective-C syntax and it shares with JavaScript the same relationship that Objective-C has with...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  6. Pluto icon

    Pluto

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    Pluto is a superset of Lua 5.4 designed for general-purpose programming. While being remarkably compatible with Lua 5.4 source-code & bytecode, it enhances the standard library & adds more than a dozen highly-desired syntaxes such as switch statements, compound...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. TMScript icon

    TMScript

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    TMScript is a basic programming language made by FM2345 on Python. It's free-to-use with no license and open-source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. sdlBasic icon

    sdlBasic

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    sdlBasic is a small, efficient and multiplatform basic interpreter aimed to game creation using the power of SDL library, it was inspired by the old and glorious AMOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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