Remote Frontend Engineer - Chiang Mai, Thailand

Project Title: Compiler for a C-like Language in TypeScript

Description:

My curiosity about the inner workings of programming languages led me to embark on a personal project: building a compiler in TypeScript. Inspired by "Writing a Compiler in Go" by Thorsten Ball, I chose TypeScript due to its familiarity and frequent use in my programming endeavors.

Through this project, I deepened my understanding of interpreters and their functioning while simultaneously expanding my knowledge of TypeScript. This hands-on experience not only enriched my insights into language implementation but also strengthened my proficiency in TypeScript, making it a rewarding journey of both discovery and skill enhancement.

Here are some of the things I've learned:

Lexer, Parser, and AST:

I grasped the fundamentals of lexing and parsing, crafting a lexer and parser to convert code into an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST), the backbone of code understanding.

Closures and Parsing Techniques:

I uncovered the workings of closures, their practicality, and their role in code execution. I also explored parsing techniques, including the Pratt parsing method and recursive descent parsing, to handle complex code structures.

Data Structures and REPL:

I delved into built-in data structures' significance in language development and made informed choices when optimizing data structures. Moreover, I developed a user-friendly Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL) to facilitate code experimentation.

This project expanded my knowledge of language implementation, sharpened my TypeScript skills, and ignited my enthusiasm for language design and execution.