Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to C (programming language)

C (programming language)

C is a general-purpose computer programming language.

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The top open-source alternatives to C (programming language) are Python, Rust, and Go Programming Language. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

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Python

Python is a clear and powerful object-oriented programming language, comparable to Perl, Ruby, Scheme, or Java.
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#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 299 social mentions
Rust Landing Page
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Rust

A safe, concurrent, practical language
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#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 53 social mentions
Go Programming Language Landing Page
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Go Programming Language

Go, also called golang, is a programming language initially developed at Google in 2007 by Robert...
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#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 345 social mentions
PHP Landing Page
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PHP

A popular general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited to web development
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#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 56 social mentions
Lua Landing Page
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Lua

Powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language
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#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 23 social mentions
Ruby Landing Page
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Ruby

A dynamic, interpreted, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity
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#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 4 social mentions
Nim (programming language) Landing Page
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Nim (programming language)

The Nim programming language is a concise, fast programming language that compiles to C, C++ and JavaScript.
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#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 163 social mentions
D (Programming Language) Landing Page
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D (Programming Language)

D is a language with C-like syntax and static typing.
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#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 60 social mentions
Haskell Landing Page
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Haskell

An advanced purely-functional programming language
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#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 21 social mentions
Zig Landing Page
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Zig

Zig is a general-purpose programming language designed for robustness, optimality, and maintainability.
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#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 163 social mentions
V (programming language) Landing Page
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V (programming language)

Simple, fast, safe, compiled language for developing maintainable software.
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#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 78 social mentions
Julia Landing Page
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Julia

Julia is a sophisticated programming language designed especially for numerical computing with specializations in analysis and computational science. It is also efficient for web use, general programming, and can be used as a specification language.
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#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 130 social mentions