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I'm all for more people creating their own languages, we've been riding on Lisp for quite a while now and I'm sure that's not the final answer to anything. Did

by codr7 7y ago

I'm all for more people creating their own languages, we've been riding on Lisp for quite a while now and I'm sure that's not the final answer to anything. Didn't read this one, I don't have much time to read these days. But we definitely need more hands on practical information to counter the avalanche of academic fluff out there, and many seem to enjoy Crafting Interpreters. Having spent 34 years writing code and around three years full time designing my own languages, most other kinds of code make me fall asleep sitting up these days. Nothing really compares to controlling your world from the outside. Lately I've been working on a stack machine devkit [0] to use as foundation for new languages, providing convenient access to most of what's needed and an integrated assembler to control it from the outside. The general idea is that you link the library and hook in a custom reader for your syntax, possibly embedded as a separate opcode. It's 5kloc of reasonable MIT-licensed code, small enough to own. Feel free to have a look and I'll try to answer any questions. [0] https://github.com/codr7/cidk https://github.com/codr7/cidk Edit: Was it the academic toes? Because I'm just sharing some code I wrote to help people get started designing their own languages. What did you do for others without expecting anything in return lately?

sctb 7y ago
Re your edit: you said that you didn't read the article and then started talking about yourself, which is rude. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- codr7 7y ago
  You're projecting your self-obsession, I was sharing my excitement for the subject and offering a stepping stone for those who still hesitate. Judging is a waste of time, it's always more about you than anything else. And rude, since you have no idea about other people's motivations.
danso 7y ago
I upvoted (and vouched, and starred the repo – thanks for sharing!), but I'm guessing you were downvoted because the first 2 grafs are easily misinterpreted as falling into the "I didn't read, but why is this thing necessary?" trope. Deleting the 2nd graf would probably change the perception; it doesn't add any insight, and honestly, no one expects you or any commenter to have read the entire book before remarking on it.
- codr7 7y ago
  Thank you. The point of the message as a whole and the code I shared was the opposite, we need more of this. I included the second paragraph as a disclaimer, I didn't read the book because I don't read much these days but I've heard great things about it. Nah, there's just no way to protect yourself against this these days. I did absolutely nothing wrong here. But if you're looking for trouble and something to project your self loathing on, you'll find it. Ask and you shall receive.

by codr7 7y ago

sctb 7y ago

Re your edit: you said that you didn't read the article and then started talking about yourself, which is rude. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

codr7 7y ago
You're projecting your self-obsession, I was sharing my excitement for the subject and offering a stepping stone for those who still hesitate. Judging is a waste of time, it's always more about you than anything else. And rude, since you have no idea about other people's motivations.

danso 7y ago

I upvoted (and vouched, and starred the repo – thanks for sharing!), but I'm guessing you were downvoted because the first 2 grafs are easily misinterpreted as falling into the "I didn't read, but why is this thing necessary?" trope. Deleting the 2nd graf would probably change the perception; it doesn't add any insight, and honestly, no one expects you or any commenter to have read the entire book before remarking on it.

codr7 7y ago
Thank you. The point of the message as a whole and the code I shared was the opposite, we need more of this. I included the second paragraph as a disclaimer, I didn't read the book because I don't read much these days but I've heard great things about it. Nah, there's just no way to protect yourself against this these days. I did absolutely nothing wrong here. But if you're looking for trouble and something to project your self loathing on, you'll find it. Ask and you shall receive.