TOtodsacerdoti·Dec 19, 2023Submission
Yaksha release v0.0.5 – macOS support, C style for loop, string references, inl
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Yaksha
😈 Yaksha Programming Language - Offside rule + Lisp system for macros. 🐣 WIP
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5 sourcesShow HN: YakshaLisp – Macros for Yaksha and Lisp Dialect
YakshaLisp is a sub-language embedded in Yaksha compiler.
Allowing you to do things like below (fizzbuzz).
macros!{
(defun to_fb (n) (+ (if (== n 1) "" " ") (cond
((== 0 (modulo n 15)) "FizzBuzz")
((== 0 (modulo n 3)) "Fizz")
((== 0 (modulo n 5)) "Buzz")
(true (to_string n))
)))
(defun fizzbuzz () (list (yk_create_token YK_TOKEN_STRING (reduce + (map to_fb (range 1 101))))))
(yk_register {dsl fizzbuzz fizzbuzz})
}
def main() -> int:
println(fizzbuzz!{})
return 0
This is available in latest release - https://github.com/YakshaLang/Yaksha/releases/tag/v0.0.4 (I recommend using release.py in compiler/scripts if you want to locally compile it)
Few more examples:
- embedding a text file
macros! {
(defun load_string (file) (list (yk_create_token YK_
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TOKEN_STRING (io_read_file (map_get file "value")))))
(yk_register {dsl load_string load_string})
}
def main() -> int:
println(load_string!{"test.txt"})
return 0
- importing a macro
import import_me as magic
def main() -> int:
println(magic.counter!{})
println(magic.counter!{})
println(magic.counter!{})
return 0
Looking for ideas/advice/criticism :)
Show HN: YakshaLisp – Lisp dialect and macros for Yaksha lang
YakshaLisp is a sub-language embedded in Yaksha compiler.
Allowing you to do things like below. See the link for updated documentation.
What is your opinion about lisp dialect for defining macros in a off-side rule language?
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macros!{
(defun to_fb (n) (+ (if (== n 1) "" " ") (cond
((== 0 (modulo n 15)) "FizzBuzz")
((== 0 (modulo n 3)) "Fizz")
((== 0 (modulo n 5)) "Buzz")
(true (to_string n))
)))
(defun fizzbuzz () (list (yk_create_token YK_TOKEN_STRING (reduce + (map to_fb (range 1 101))))))
(yk_register {dsl fizzbuzz fizzbuzz})
}
def main() -> int:
println(fizzbuzz!{
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})
return 0
This is available in latest release - https://github.com/YakshaLang/Yaksha/releases/tag/v0.0.4
(I recommend using release.py in compiler/scripts if you want to locally compile it)
yes there are pointers. See some samples here: https://github.com/YakshaLang/Yaksha/blob/e72d7984a4c8d49e4d...
In Show HN: Yaksha Programming LanguageShow HN: Yaksha Programming Language
I have been working on this for a while. Main goal was to build a usable programming language. I even end up building few tools for this such as IntelliJ plugin, etc.
I also plan on building some games with it in future.
Main use case would be: small games (raylib), tools (static linux binaries with musl-libc) and recreational programming (wasm4). Works in Windows also. If you have emscripten in path you can even build these games/tools (raylib) to WASM.
Please have a look. Thank you.
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Main Repo: https://github.com/YakshaLang/Yaksha
Doc: https://yakshalang.github.io/documentation.html
Library: https://yakshalang.github.io/library-docs.html
Tutorials: https://github.com/orgs/YakshaLang/discussions/categories/tu...
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Started after a comment from WalterBright here ht