Squirrel (programming language) AlternativesProgramming Languages and other similar apps like Squirrel (programming language)

Apps similar to Squirrel (programming language) include Python, which is free and open source. Other options are C (programming language), C++, Lua and C#. There's no shortage of Programming Languages like Squirrel (programming language), with more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, self-hosting and the web.

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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
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    • Linux
    • Symbian S60
    • BSD
    • AROS
    • Linux Mobile
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
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  2. C is a general-purpose programming language. It was created in the 1970s by Dennis Ritchie and remains very widely used and influential. By design, C's features cleanly reflect the capabilities of the targeted CPUs.

    67 C (programming language) alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Linux Mobile
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  3. C++ icon
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    C++ is a statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose, powerful programming language. It is regarded as an intermediate-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level and low-level language features.

    75 C++ alternatives

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    • Linux Mobile
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  4. Lua icon
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    Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language.

    Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible semantics. Lua is dynamically typed, runs by interpreting bytecode for a register-based.

    90 Lua alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Android Wear
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • Playstation
    • MorphOS
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  5. C# icon
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    C# is a multi-paradigm programming language encompassing strong typing, imperative, declarative, functional, generic, object-oriented (class-based), and component-oriented programming disciplines.

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    • US flagUnited States
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  6. Open-source programming language by Google, offering C-style syntax and automatic memory management. Features built-in concurrency and vast libraries, ideal for cloud services, web, and CLI development, supporting DevOps with fast builds and an expansive ecosystem.

    75 Go (Programming Language) alternatives

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    • Go (Programming Language)
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  7. 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.

    86 Ruby alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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  9. Dart icon
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    Dart (originally called Dash) is a Web programming language developed by Google. It was unveiled at the GOTO conference in Aarhus, 2011 October 10-12. The goal of Dart is "ultimately to replace JavaScript as the lingua franca of web development on the open web platform.

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    • Free
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    • Online
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  10. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  11. Open-source programming language for developing iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS apps, featuring safety, speed, type inference, generics, native-code compilation, protocol-oriented design, memory management, Playgrounds, package manager, and Objective-C interoperability.

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    • Mac
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    • Xcode
    • Apple Swift
    • Visual Studio Code
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  12. Racket icon
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    Racket is a general-purpose programming language as well as the world’s first ecosystem for language-oriented programming.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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