Best Interpreters & Compilers for Linux

TXR is an open source command-line and multi-platform command-line software written in the C and Lisp programming language, using Flex and Bison to provide developers with a new data munging programming language. The software can also act as a text...

GNU Cobol (formerly OpenCOBOL) is an open source, totally free and multiplatform command-line software implemented in C as a COBOL compiler for many POSIX operating systems.The application provides users with a full implementation of the COBOL 2002 and...

ooc is an object-oriented programming language which translates to C by the means of an intermediate compiler. It can then be compiled by a C compiler such as gcc. E.g. it supports classes, abstract functions, foreaches, etc. It intends to be modern,...

Pyrex is a Language for Writing Python Extension Modules.Pyrex is a language specially designed for writing Python extension modules. It's designed to bridge the gap between the nice, high-level, easy-to-use world of Python and the messy, low-level world...

ChaiScript is the first and only embedded scripting language designed from the ground up with C++ compatibility in mind. It is an ECMAScript-inspired, embedded functional-like language.What is new in this release:This version is in the C++11 series,...

HGL or HGL Suite is an open source, freely distributed compiler and interpreter command-line software specially designed for developing images. It features its own simple, yet powerful language.The application's runtime input is handled entirely by...

Vala is an open source, free and modern programming language and software project designed from the offset to bring new programming features to GNOME developers. It is a compiler for the GObject type system, allowing GNOME developers to create astonishing...

LLVM is a compiler infrastructure designed for compile-time, link-time, runtime, and "idle-time" optimization of programs from arbitrary programming languages. LLVM currently supports compilation of C++ and C programs, using front-ends derived from gcc...

JikesTM is a compiler that translates JavaTM source files as defined in The Java Language Specification into the bytecoded instruction set and binary format defined in The Java Virtual Machine Specification.You may wonder why the world needs another Java...

FreeBASIC is an open source, freely distributed and cross-platform software project designed to act as a standalone and easy to use BASIC compiler that features a syntax very similar to the Microsoft QuickBASIC, VBDOS, PDS and QuickBASIC...