Augmented Ruby: The Rubinius Language Platform

Talk presented at the March 4th, 2014 ChicagoRuby meetup.

Transcript

1. Augmented Ruby! The Rubinius Language Platform!
2. Brian Shirai
3. You can create your own programming language
8. 3 steps to designing! a language
9. Steps to designing a language 1.Syntax
10. def divide(a, b) # ... end ! function divide(a, b) { /* ... */ }
11. Steps to designing a language 1. Syntax 2.Semantics
12. def divide(a, b) a / b # 1 / 3 => 0 end ! function divide(a, b) { a / b; /* 1 / 3 => 0.333 */ }
13. Steps to designing a language 1. Syntax 2. Semantics 3.Model
14. 3 parts to building! a language
15. Parts to building a language 1.Parser
16. + 1 2 Parse: 1 + 2 + 3 + 3
20. Parts to building a language 1. Parser 2.Compiler
21. Parts to building a language 1. Parser 2. Compiler 3.Machine
23. processing input output Pipeline of transformations
24. Parts to building a language 1.Parser
31. Parts to building a language 1. Parser 2.Compiler
34. Parts to building a language 1. Parser 2. Compiler 3.Machine
35. ->0000: meta_push_1 0001: meta_push_2 0002: send_stack :+, 1 0005: push_int 3 0007: send_stack :+, 1 0010: ret Stack Instructions 1 Interpretation
36. Stack Instructions 1 Interpretation 2 0000: meta_push_1 ->0001: meta_push_2 0002: send_stack :+, 1 0005: push_int 3 0007: send_stack :+, 1 0010: ret
37. Stack Instructions 3 Interpretation 0000: meta_push_1 0001: meta_push_2 ->0002: send_stack :+, 1 0005: push_int 3 0007: send_stack :+, 1 0010: ret
38. Stack Instructions 3 Interpretation 3 0000: meta_push_1 0001: meta_push_2 0002: send_stack :+, 1 ->0005: push_int 3 0007: send_stack :+, 1 0010: ret
39. Stack Instructions 6 Interpretation 0000: meta_push_1 0001: meta_push_2 0002: send_stack :+, 1 0005: push_int 3 ->0007: send_stack :+, 1 0010: ret
40. Stack Instructions 6 Interpretation 0000: meta_push_1 0001: meta_push_2 0002: send_stack :+, 1 0005: push_int 3 0007: send_stack :+, 1 ->0010: ret
43. Thank you
44. Credits https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:16023 http://snokey.com/furniture-designing-with-simple-concept-of- decoration/simple-capture-of-designing-with-writing-photo-capture/ http://www.citsolutions.edu.au/uploads/flags.jpg http://atomy-lang.org http://fancy-lang.org https://github.com/apricot-lang/apricot https://github.com/evanphx/kpeg http://www.inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto/lpeg/lpeg.html