Subj : Re: How-to on writing an interpreter?
To   : comp.programming
From : Jon Harrop
Date : Sat Jul 16 2005 01:16 pm

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.

I'd suggest just making it up as you go along. In the simplest case, writing
interpreters is very easy. Especially if you use a suitable language like
ML.

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Dr Jon D Harrop, Flying Frog Consultancy
http://www.ffconsultancy.com

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