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BODOL, or How to Accidentally Build Your Own Language

Strange Loop Conference via YouTube

Overview

Explore the journey of creating a custom programming language in this 42-minute conference talk from Strange Loop 2013. Delve into the speaker's quest to combine the metaprogramming powers of Clojure with the type system strengths of Haskell. Learn about the essentials of language design and how to efficiently prototype using high-powered functional languages. Discover BODOL, the speaker's experimental language, and gain insights into the process of developing your own programming language. Understand the potential impact of personal language projects on the broader programming community and get inspired to start designing languages yourself.

Syllabus

"BODOL, or How to Accidentally Build Your Own Language" by Bodil Stokke (2013)

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Strange Loop Conference

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