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Objective-C

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Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Objective-C

Python D (Programming Language) Go Programming Language Pike programming language Erlang IronPython Squirrel (programming language) Crystal (programming language) V (programming language) Kotlin

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Objective-C are Python, D (Programming Language), 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 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 280 social mentions

  2. D is a language with C-like syntax and static typing.
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    #Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 54 social mentions

  3. 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 290 social mentions

  4. Dynamic programming language with a syntax similar to Java and C
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    #Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 4 social mentions

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    A programming language used to build massively scalable soft real-time systems with requirements on high availability
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    #Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 2 social mentions

  6. Development
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    #Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 17 social mentions

  7. 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.
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    #Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 2 social mentions

  8. Programming language with Ruby-like syntax that compiles to efficient native code.
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    #Programming Language #Generic Programming Language #OOP 110 social mentions

  9. Simple, fast, safe, compiled language for developing maintainable software.
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    #Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 66 social mentions

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    Statically typed Programming Language targeting JVM and JavaScript
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    #Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 74 social mentions

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    Jython, successor of JPython, is an implementation of the Python programming language written in...
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    #Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language

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    F#

    F# is a mature, open source, cross-platform, functional-first programming language.
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    #Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 19 social mentions

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