Build your own Lisp

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What is this?

This is a short (1h-1.5h) workshop about building a small Lisp Interpreter.

What do I need?

• Node.js LTS (v14+)
• VS Code

What will be the end result?

How to start / test the code

• Before doing anything, run npm install once to install all the necessary dependencies
• Run npm run start to start an interactive Read Evaluate Print loop
• Run npm run test to run a test watcher

References used

• Little Lisp interpreter by Mary Rose Cook
• (How to Write a (Lisp) Interpreter (in Python)) by Peter Norvig
• How to Write a Lisp Interpreter in JavaScript by Chidi Williams
• Crafting Interpreters by Robert Nystrom (highly recommended for going deeper into this topic!)