STAKZ

Disclaimer: This language was not intended to be used for anything other than a learning experience and a bit of fun. In it's current form, do not use it for anything other than that.

What is STAKZ?

STAKZ is a stack-based language with enforced types, created for use on the Apple M1 Processor.

How do I run a STAKZ Program?

First, you'll need to be using a variant of the Apple M1 chip. If you're not, unfortunately, you can't run the compiled binary. If you are on a variant of the M1, congrats, you can continue!

Step 1 Create a file, e.g test.stx. Write some stakz code inside of it (check out the /examples dir for some basic examples).

Step 2 Run make to create an executable of the compiler.

$ make

Step 3 Once the compiler has been made, run it:

$ ./a <path-to-file>

Step 4 The previous step will have generated the assembly for your fantastic program. Now all you need to do is build it and you'll be able to run it!

$ make build

Step 5 (The best one) Run your program!

$ ./stakz

Example

"Hello, World!" out

Further examples can be found in the /examples dir

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Todos

• Create Lexer
• Create Parser
• Generate Assembly from Parser
• Optimise the Compiler
• Add more features (highest priority being modification of stack variables and the ability to pop elements from the stack)

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References used for making the Compiler

For helping decide how to implement the Parser

• Designing and Implementing a Syntactic Parser
• Shunting Yard Algorithm
• Constructing an Abstract Syntax Tree