Subj : Re: How-to on writing an interpreter?
To   : comp.programming
From : CBFalconer
Date : Sat Jul 16 2005 05:47 am

"C. Rebert" wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to implement an interpreter for a programming language,
> but so far haven't been able to find any good materials on how to
> write a simple stack-based interpreter. I would appreciate it if
> someone could point me to some resources on writing such an
> interpreter. I'd be open to buying such materials, as long as
> they aren't ludicrously expensive.

Reminds me of the recipe for rabbit stew.  It begins:

  1.  First, catch your rabbit.

and here the rabbit is the language definition.  Kernighan & Pikes
discussion of small languages in "The Practice of Programming" may
be instructive.

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