ProgLang: A Journey into Programming Language Development

ProgLang, a shorthand for programming language ( average C developer try to name a variable ). While not intended for production use (at least for now), this project serves as a robust learning experience.

Build and Experiment

The language is currently functional on my development machine running Linux (Arch), and I'm optimistic it will also function on Windows.

Build:

$ make proglang

Try:

$ ./build/proglang examples/main.prog

you can also see the ast of code by adding -ast_dump flag with type of dumping you prefer

this will give you a dot file you can render it with graphviz

$ ./build/proglang <filename>.prog -ast_dump graph

this will print to terminal directly

$ ./build/proglang <filename>.prog -ast_dump term

Syntax Snapshot

syntax is very close to c language

function declaration

main() {
    return 0;
}

function call

inc(int x) {
    return x+1;
}

main() {
    return inc(1);
}

variable declaration

int a = 10;

main() {
    int c = 20;
}

assignment not implemented yet (i wonder why it must bet easy 😔)

if else statement

main() {
    if (0) {
        return 10;
    } else if (1) {
        return 9;
    } else {
        return 99;
    }
    return 84;
}

It's important to note that numerous errors may surface during usage – expect the unexpected!

I extend my gratitude to anyone willing to contribute. Experienced individuals, your insights and expertise would be immensely valuable in shaping the evolution of ProgLang. Let's collaborate and make this journey into programming language development even more enriching!