mlisp

Why?

Because every programmer should write (unless already have written) their own Lisp interpreter!

Goals

• Teach myself how to Lisp
• Teach myself how to write Lisp interpreter
• Create a C++ library for embeddable Scheme-like scripting language

Non-goals

• Fast Lisp interpreter
• Feature complete Lisp

TODOs

• mll
  • non-list cons cell?
  • unit test
• mlisp
  • show error messages when interpreting files
  • exit procedure
  • better error messages
• etc.
  • bootstraping script for pre-commit git hook for auto clang-formating

Links

• The Roots of Lisp Paul Graham
• (How to Write a (Lisp) Interpreter (in Python)) Peter Norvig
• Lisp in fewer than 200 lines of C
  • Related threads in Heacker News