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Writing a Programming Language: Lexer to Interpreter

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Jul 23

Building a working interpreter from scratch teaches CS fundamentals better than any course. This comprehensive curriculum is designed to give you hands-on experience with Writing a Programming Language: Lexer to Interpreter.

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About this Course

Building a working interpreter from scratch teaches CS fundamentals better than any course. This comprehensive curriculum is designed to give you hands-on experience with Writing a Programming Language: Lexer to Interpreter. This CS Students & Language Enthusiasts curriculum is designed to give you hands-on experience and deep conceptual understanding. Across 6 intensive modules, you'll tackle real-world challenges and build practical projects that reinforce your learning. By the end of this journey, you'll have the skills and proof of work to demonstrate your expertise.

What you'll learn

Master the core concepts of lexical analysis & tokenizer implementation.
Gain hands-on experience with parsing & abstract syntax tree (ast) construction.
Understand the architecture behind tree-walk interpreter & environment scoping.
Implement production-grade control flow, functions & first-class closures.

Prerequisites

intermediate Level

Requires basic familiarity with the tech stack.

  • Data structures (Trees, Graphs)

Ideal for

CS Students & Language Enthusiasts

CS Students & Language Enthusiasts Professionals
Tech Enthusiasts
W1

Lexical Analysis & Tokenizer Implementation

Master the core concepts of lexical analysis & tokenizer implementation.

3 videos63m
3 readings
3 topics
1 homework
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Topics

1.1
Token Types & Lexer State Machine
32 minutes
1.2
Character Scanning & Buffer Navigation
21 minutes
1.3
String & Number Literal Lexing
10 minutes
W2

Parsing & Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) Construction

Gain hands-on experience with parsing & abstract syntax tree (ast) construction.

3 videos49m
3 readings
3 topics
1 homework
Learn
W3

Tree-Walk Interpreter & Environment Scoping

Understand the architecture behind tree-walk interpreter & environment scoping.

3 videos41m
3 readings
3 topics
1 homework
Learn
W4

Control Flow, Functions & First-Class Closures

Implement production-grade control flow, functions & first-class closures.

3 videos64m
3 readings
3 topics
1 homework
Learn
W5

Bytecode Compilation & Virtual Machines

Compile the AST into a stack-based bytecode instruction set and execute it.

2 videos25m
3 readings
2 topics
1 homework
Learn
W6

Garbage Collection Basics

Write a simple mark-and-sweep garbage collector for the language runtime.

3 videos65m
3 readings
3 topics
1 homework
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Learn

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Practice

Practice what you learned

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Build Projects

Build projects using your new gained knowledge

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Submit & Verify

Submit your project and get verified by our system

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