I'm thinking about writing my own little language.
I found a few options, but feel free to suggest more.
- JVM
- Parrot
- OSA
A lot of languages are using the JVM, but unless you write a Java-ish language, all the power the stdlib gives you is going to feel ugly; It's not very good at dynamic stuff either.
Parrot seems a good VM for developing languages, but it has a little abandoned/unfinished/hobby project smell to it.
OSA is what powers Applescript, not a particularly well known VM, but I use Mac, and it offers good system integration.
CLR+Mac doesn't seem a good combination...
My language is going to be an object orientated functional concurrent dataflow language with strong typing and a mix of Python and Lisp syntax. Sounds good, eh?
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I accepted Python for now, but I'd like to hear more about OSA and Parrot.