TypeScript is Surprisingly OK for Compilers

3 years ago by TheCee to c/programming_languages

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There are two main historical trends when choosing an implementation language for something compiler-shaped.

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hairyballs 5 points 3 years ago

I've had the same experience with TS + deno. I always use that for prototyping, scrapping, etc. Great read.

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nerdblood 1 point 3 years ago

I haven't tried it with Deno. Is it less of a pain to get started with project s that use TS than node?

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hairyballs 4 points 3 years ago

You import from whatever packages you want, then you type your code. No need to create a whole project with a ton of shenanigans, a single file just works.

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Hello!

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This community is dedicated to the theory, design and implementation of programming languages.

Be nice to each other. Flame wars and rants are not welcomed. Please also put some effort into your post.

This isn't the right place to ask questions such as "What language should I use for X", "what language should I learn", and "what's your favorite language". Such questions should be posted in /c/learn_programming or /c/programming.

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"Check out this new language I've been working on!"
"Here's a blog post on how I implemented static type checking into this compiler"
"I want to write a compiler, where do I start?"
"How does the Java compiler work? How does it handle forward declarations/imports/targeting multiple platforms/?"
"How should I test my compiler? How are other compilers and interpreters like gcc, Java, and python tested?"
"What are the pros/cons of ?"
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