Virtual machines, lexers, ASTs, bytecode, runtime, JIT compilers etc. as some of the words that are introduced to us in chapter two. Chapter two unpacked a lot but in way that was as simple as possible while giving relatable examples. One highlight f...
Hooray, chapter one is down. In this chapter, Robert explains reasons for learning PL(programming language) design and even tells us what to expect later in the book, i.e. the organization and the content. One of the things to expect is exercises at...
I have been interested in how programming languages are designed and made. I had some false starts, or rather incomplete attempts. After some recommendations by some of my colleagues, I decided to use the book Crafting Interpreters by Robert Nystrom....