Creating the Golfcart Programming Language
Read OriginalThe article details the creation of the Golfcart programming language, a minimal language inspired by Ink, JavaScript, and Python, implemented in Go. The author discusses their motivations, including using it for Advent of Code and learning interpreter design by studying resources like 'Crafting Interpreters'. It covers specific language design choices, challenges faced (like the absence of semicolons), and the importance of upfront design versus immediate implementation.
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