I'd be surprised if it were easier than LLVM, which is pretty easy. But if you want to make a language you should absolutely not get hung up on technology. Eve

I'd be surprised if it were easier than LLVM, which is pretty easy. But if you want to make a language you should absolutely not get hung up on technology. Even though it's very dated, Crenshaw's "Let's Build a Compiler" can teach you everything you need to get started building languages from scratch and by hand, and it moves pretty fast too: http://compilers.iecc.com/crenshaw/ http://compilers.iecc.com/crenshaw/ There are other tutorials out there which will get you places. The first thing to do, really, is make a sketch of the language as you'd like to use it, and get excited about that, and then sit down and implement bits of it at a time. Compiler/interpreter writing is extremely rewarding—you get a lot of payback for your investment. Good luck!