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2014-06-13 - State of Nova script

Category DEV

State of Nova script :

  • Lack of interest for spec 1 of the language
  • Not convinced about antlr4
    • Pro : not writing lexer myself. Simple to understand, as it just generates a lexer tree. No mixing ast instructions + code in grammar file. Visitor pattern easy to work with.
    • Cons: doesn't do much. No automatic ast generation. Lots of boring template code to generate internal ast. Lack of non-free documentation.
  • Results in unfinished project so didn't tackle the hard parts yet such as execution.
  • Should I continue on something I won't use for the sake of it, or redesign directly for 'what I want' (and what) without knowing if I can really implement it?
  • Logic dictates I finish v1 as a proof of concept but don't stop there.


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