Creating an Igcse Pseudocode Interpreter
3 days ago
- #programming
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- #interpreter
- Introduction to beancode, an IGCSE pseudocode interpreter.
- Features include lowercase keywords, file inclusion, FFI modules, and custom scopes.
- Added intrinsics, type casting, and type inference features.
- Support for array and matrix literals.
- Quirks include limitations in CASE OF statements and file I/O issues.
- REPL features include variable inspection and interpreter state management.
- Performance varies by Python implementation, with PyPy offering significant improvements.
- Future plans include developing a proper compiler and bytecode VM.