Programming Languages@programming.dev · 19 days ago

Creating a programming language

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Programming Languages@programming.dev · 19 days ago

I am quite nervous while asking this question, but let’s say one wants to create a language.

What materials & tools one could use to get started on this path of madness ??

EDIT: I wanted to create an alternative to Javascript😂 with a syntax similar to Bash

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I’ve never made one, but I really like Crafting Interpreters. It’s a really great intro and helped me understand bytecode.

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