Re: Making my first compiler

On 27 Nov 2006 17:44:47 -0500, torbenm@app-0.diku.dk (Torben Ęgidius
Mogensen) wrote:


>Valdo Ferrari <ValdoFerrari@libero.it> writes:
>
>> Il Thu, 23 Nov 2006 20:38:42 -0500, Stefan Monnier ha scritto:
>>> My main recommendation for you would be: don't write your compiler in
>>> C. ... You'll be better off writing it in a higher-level language.
>>
>> Which language you suggest to write compilers today?
>>
>> [I'd suggest something that handles the storage management and data
>> structures, like perl or python. -John]
>
>Or, even better, SML, O'Caml, Haskell, etc.
>
>These have the following helpful features for compiler writers:
>
> - Automatic memory management.
>
> - Sum-of-products datatypes with pattern-matching.
>
> - Compact expression-style construction of nodes in syntax trees etc.
>
> - Type inference.
>
> - Polymorphic types.
>
> - Rich set of combinators for processing lists.
>
> - Powerful module or type-class systems.


Rather than just picking out a language in which to write a compiler,
it would be advisable to fully understand the features and
requirements of the programming language you are trying to compile.

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