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carp-lang
Carp
Haskell2016–2026
carp-lang / Carp

Carp

A statically typed lisp, without a GC, for real-time applications.

84Distinct people
105Mentions
2Explicit recommenders
6.1KGitHub stars
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What it is

A statically typed lisp, without a GC, for real-time applications.

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Where it is used

No documented product use was verified in the last source check.

What people are saying

I love Clojure, but I do miss static types. I'm hoping Carp[0] (mentioned in the article) comes into its own. It seems like it could become my ideal language. The other problem…

christophilus used a recommendation phrase. 2 indexed comments match. This is a phrase match, not a verdict.

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Also in these discussions

Mentioned in the same Hacker News threads. That is not proof they are substitutes.

This week on Hacker News

Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 9:01:12 PM UTC.

No direct repository links were found in the indexed HN discussions over the past seven days. Older discussions are available below.

Mentions over time

HN mentions by year105 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2016-03-18 06:15:17 UTC to 2026-10-07 02:57:32 UTC.

0510152016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 11 mentions; 4 submissions, 7 comments20162017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 6 mentions; 3 submissions, 3 comments2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 7 mentions; 2 submissions, 5 comments2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 13 mentions; 1 submissions, 12 comments2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 8 mentions; 1 submissions, 7 comments2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 17 mentions; 3 submissions, 14 comments20212022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 13 mentions; 1 submissions, 12 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 12 mentions; 3 submissions, 9 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 9 mentions; 1 submissions, 8 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 5 mentions; 0 submissions, 5 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 4 mentions; 0 submissions, 4 comments. Incomplete calendar period.2026*

* An incomplete calendar period is marked with an outlined bar. Its count is not directly comparable with a full period.

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20162016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC1147
20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC633
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC725
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC13112
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC817
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC17314
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC13112
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC1239
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC918
20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC505
2026 (partial)2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC404

What Hacker News says

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And if you like Lisp and ownership, there's also Carp [1]. It doesn't mimic Rust's features and naming schemes though. Carp is about 10 years old and has some cool demo's (like SDL for gamedev). > The key features of Carp are the following: > * Automatic and deterministic memory management (no garbage collector or VM) > * Inferred static types for great speed and reliability > * Ownership tracking enables a functional programming style while still using mutation of cache-friendly data structures under the hood > * No hidden performance penalties – allocation and copying are explicit > * Straightforward integration with existing C code > * Lisp macros, compile time scripting and a helpful REPL [1]: https://github.com/carp-lang/Carp
In Show HN: Rust but Lisp

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