Dogalog
Ranked 5 of 5 live coding environments by recommenders
Free realtime music livecoding environment that beginners find easy to follow and that works live. One reviewer said the live demo went silent after two hits.
Free realtime music livecoding environment that beginners find easy to follow and that works live. One reviewer said the live demo went silent after two hits.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: 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: not 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
- 5 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.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Easy for musical beginners
“Love this! Musically I’m a noob but this I can understand!”
Comment from 18 Dec 2025 in “Dogalog: A realtime Prolog-based livecoding music environment” Works live out of the box
“Dogalog works live - try it.”
Comment from 25 Dec 2025 in “Dogalog: A realtime Prolog-based livecoding music environment”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Live demo goes silent after two hits
“the live demo plays two hits then silence”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “Dogalog: A realtime Prolog-based livecoding music environment”
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The four most recommended other live coding environments, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| TidalCycles | 9 | 6 | 60% | 5 | — | — |
| Cagire | 6 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| DogalogThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Dogalog works live - try it.”
“Love this! Musically I’m a noob but this I can understand!”
“the live demo plays two hits then silence”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.