Language design and implementation using ruby and the interpreter pattern

Authors:
Ariel Ortiz
Affiliations:
Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de Mexico, Atizapan de Zaragoza, Mexico
Venue:
Proceedings of the 39th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Year:
2008

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Abstract

In this paper, the S-expression Interpreter Framework (SIF) is presented as a tool for teaching language design and implementation. The SIF is based on the interpreter design pattern and is written in the Ruby programming language. Its core is quite small, but it can be easily extended by adding primitive procedures and special forms. The SIF can be used to demonstrate advanced language concepts (variable scopes, continuations, etc.) as well as different programming styles (functional, imperative, and object oriented).