I had fun reading that chapter too, and expanding/extending the language. But it's worth noting that the code as published is an interpreter, not a compiler:

I had fun reading that chapter too, and expanding/extending the language. But it's worth noting that the code as published is an interpreter, not a compiler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoc_(programming_language) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoc_(programming_language)