Cagire
Ranked 4 of 5 live coding environments by recommenders
People recommend Cagire, a free live coding tool written in Forth and JavaScript, as a sequencer that allows arbitrary execution on each step.
People recommend Cagire, a free live coding tool written in Forth and JavaScript, as a sequencer that allows arbitrary execution on each step.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Arbitrary execution on each step
“I don't think I'm aware of any sequencers that allow for arbitrary execution per-step”
Comment from 19 Jul 2026 in “Cagire: Live Coding in Forth” Retro font
“Cool, and I love the retro font.”
Comment from 19 Jul 2026 in “Cagire: Live Coding in Forth”
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonic Pi | 32 | 12 | 73% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Loopmaster | 15 | 2 | 88% | 4 | — | Approved |
| TidalCycles | 9 | 6 | 60% | 5 | — | — |
| CagireThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Dogalog | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Cool, and I love the retro font.”
“I don't think I'm aware of any sequencers that allow for arbitrary execution per-step”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.