writing-an-interpreter-in-go

my little interpreter project

Monkey Interpreter in Go

Hey there! 👋 This repo is my journey through Thorsten Ball's excellent "Writing an Interpreter in Go" book. I'm building the Monkey programming language, step-by-step, following along with the book's examples and exercises.

What's Monkey?

Monkey is a simple, dynamically typed programming language. It's designed to be easy to implement, making it a great project for learning about interpreters and language design.

Goals

• Successfully implement the Monkey interpreter as described in the book.
• Gain a deeper understanding of interpreters, lexers, parsers, and ASTs.
• Improve my Go programming skills.
• Make it into my own language

Current Status

I'm currently working through making the parser. Check the commit history to see my progress! I'm trying to commit regularly with meaningful messages.

How to Run It

Now that the lexer is done, you can acess the REPL through running main.go with go run main.go

Example Monkey Code

let add = fn(x, y) {
    x + y;
};

add(5, 5); // Output: 10

Contributing

This is primarily a personal learning project, so I'm not actively seeking contributions right now. However, if you spot any glaring errors or have suggestions, feel free to open an issue! I appreciate any feedback. The Book

This project is based on:

"Writing an Interpreter in Go" by Thorsten Ball

You can find the book here: https://interpreterbook.com/