#hornvale #programming-language #experimental #domain-specific #embedded

bin+lib blackpool

Embedded programming language and domain-specific library for my Hornvale project

2 unstable releases

0.2.0 Oct 30, 2022
0.1.0 Oct 20, 2022

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Blackpool

Blackpool is an experimental programming language, VM, and domain-specific library.

As part of my work on Hornvale, I want to write a scripting language that is:

  • powerful
  • performant
  • tailored to the subject at hand, which is creating highly extensible virtual worlds

I can afford to compromise the first and second points for the third somewhat, given the nature of Hornvale.

This work is based on Lox, from Robert Nystrom's amazing Crafting Interpreters, and specifically his bytecode-based CLox, but I'm customizing it heavily based on my personal preferences and intended use case, and adding bindings for functionality in other projects.

Dependencies

~2.4–3.5MB
~62K SLoC