jRuby Alternatives

jRuby is described as 'JRuby is a 100% Java implementation of the Ruby programming language running on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM)' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to jRuby for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best jRuby alternative is JavaScript, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like jRuby are Java, Lua, Ruby and Kotlin.

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  1. Bosque icon

    Bosque

     3 likes

    The Bosque programming language is an experiment in regularized design for a machine assisted rapid and reliable software development lifecycle.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
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  2. thinBasic Programming Language icon

    thinBasic Programming Language

     11 likes

    Very fast BASIC like programming language for console and gui applications, automate process, automate data exchange, connect to databases, send mails, ftp, rest api, parsing, tokenizing, files, OpenGl, graphics, sound, printing ... much more.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. REBOL icon

    REBOL

     15 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Ceylon icon

    Ceylon

     9 likes

    Ceylon is a language designed specifically for writing large programs in teams.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • JavaScript
    • Hotspot JVM
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  6. Jabaco icon

    Jabaco

     4 likes

    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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  7. Solid

     5 likes

    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
     

  9. Wyvern

     4 likes

    Wyvern is a new programming language designed to help developers be highly productive when writing high-assurance applications. The first major innovation in Wyvern is type-specific languages, a feature that allows programmers to create literals of a given type (e.g.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. sdlBasic icon

    sdlBasic

     4 likes

    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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  11. Objective-J icon

    Objective-J

     3 likes

    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
     

  12. Nashorn

     1 like

    Nashorn is a JavaScript engine for Java Virtual Machine. It allows running scripts from Java code as well as from commandline. Java API and classes are also available from inside scripts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Java
     
  14. PureScript icon

    PureScript

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    PureScript was initially designed by Phil Freeman in 2013. He started to work on PureScript since he wasn't satisfied by other attempts to transpile Haskell to JavaScript (e.g. using Fay, Haste, or GHCJS).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
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