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mal - Make a Lisp

128 mentions on Hacker News by 80 people: 13 stories, 115 comments · first 2015-02-27 · latest 2026-07-17

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  1. …that make up the basis of all languages. It's a perfect (meta)subject for an educational project. ¹ https://github.com/kanaka/mal
    comment by lioeters · 2020-10-01 · in Compiling a Lisp to x86-64: Let expressions
  2. …possible - The Make-a-Lisp project and the language-agnostic conceptual design at the heart of it - https://github.com/kanaka/mal/blob/master/process/guide.md - Declarative nature of React (the view as function of state); using centralized…
    comment by lioeters · 2020-09-07 · in Ask HN: As a developer what are your aha moments?
  3. …(e.g. you know calculus) * graphics programming is much, much harder than making a lisp. [0] https://github.com/kanaka/mal [Edit: formatting]
    comment by KineticLensman · 2020-08-19 · in Graphics Programming Projects
  4. As of a few days ago, the mal bash implementation runs under Oil :) https://github.com/kanaka/mal/pull/518
    comment by chubot · 2020-06-17 · in Robpike/Lisp: Toy Lisp 1.5 interpreter in Go
  5. …as a reference, but my end result looks pretty different. Learned a TON. Highly recommended. [1] https://github.com/kanaka/mal
    comment by kgwxd · 2020-06-17 · in Robpike/Lisp: Toy Lisp 1.5 interpreter in Go
  6. …I was going to look at games again I'd probably start with a simpler engine such as Godot [2] [0] https://github.com/kanaka/mal/blob/master/process/guide.md [1] https://github.com/norvig/paip-lisp [2] https://godotengine.org/
    comment by KineticLensman · 2020-05-24 · in Ask HN: Looking for side project ideas
  7. …all that power, other syntax just seems sadistic for both the language developer and the users. [1] https://github.com/kanaka/mal
    comment by kgwxd · 2020-05-21 · in X
  8. …“(How to Write a (Lisp) Interpreter (in Python))”[1] really helped me understand the basics. [0] https://github.com/kanaka/mal [1] https://norvig.com/lispy.html
    comment by misframer · 2020-04-19 · in Ask HN: What is the best way to learn Lisp in 2020?
  9. …microcosm of many areas of CS. Areas of self study I think are nice are MAL - Make a Lisp https://github.com/kanaka/mal Nand2Tetris, project 11 https://www.nand2tetris.org/project11 (one should start from zero and make your way here, it is…
    comment by sitkack · 2020-04-13 · in So you want to be a compiler wizard (2016)
  10. I also recommend checking out the Make a Lisp project: https://github.com/kanaka/mal You can see the source code for a small Lisp interpreter in 81 different languages.
    comment by azhenley · 2020-04-12 · in So you want to be a compiler wizard (2016)
  11. …Example Code in Shell, Awk, and Make http://www.oilshell.org/blog/2016/11/14.html [1] https://github.com/kanaka/mal/tree/master/impls
    comment by chubot · 2020-03-03 · in The growth of command-line options, 1979-Present
  12. …- Learn C by creating a lisp in C - In the spirit of making your own lisp, I would recommend https://github.com/kanaka/mal - learn any language, by making a lisp in that language
    comment by ballpark · 2020-02-11 · in Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learns by building projects?
  13. …having nothing to do with compilers (e.g. writing a custom dynamic array implementation in C). [0] https://github.com/kanaka/mal/blob/master/process/guide.md
    comment by cbdumas · 2020-01-08 · in C Compiler from Scratch
  14. A few things I did in the past I would definitely recommend: * Make a Lisp https://github.com/kanaka/mal — tutorial on how to make a lisp language interpreter. * Make an 8 bit computer https://eater.net/8bit — tutorial on making a simple 8…
    comment by petethepig · 2019-12-15 · in Challenging projects every programmer should try
  15. Joel Martin first presented about Mal in 2014 and his presentation was written in Mal. Awesome! https://github.com/kanaka/mal/blob/master/examples/clojurewe...
    comment by tony-allan · 2019-11-30 · in Mal – Make a Lisp, implemented in 79 languages
  16. …tests help to guide you through the process. Very cool. [0] http://kanaka.github.io/lambdaconf/ [1] https://github.com/kanaka/mal [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhupfthTEk
    comment by garren · 2019-11-25 · in Writing An Interpreter In Go (2016)
  17. …python and everything between. Videos walking through the guide are available too [2], [3] [0] https://github.com/kanaka/mal [1] https://github.com/kanaka/mal/blob/master/process/guide.md [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhupfthTEk [3]…
    comment by garren · 2019-11-13 · in Building a Parser
  18. …into Rust. Spending some time with Nim actually helped me bridge the gap from Python to Rust. [1] https://github.com/kanaka/mal
    comment by nnadams · 2019-10-30 · in Nim: Scripting Ease in a Compiled Language
  19. …and not something specific wrt bash. But in this case I know of https://github.com/BYVoid/Batsh and https://github.com/kanaka/mal/tree/master/bash
    comment by sitkack · 2019-10-20 · in Compiling my own SPARC CPU inside a cheap FPGA
  20. …would be more appropriate (and fun) to re-implement one of the early chatbots like ELIZA [1]. [0] https://github.com/kanaka/mal/blob/master/process/guide.md [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA
    comment by KineticLensman · 2019-02-28 · in Let’s LISP like it’s 1959 [video]
  21. …where I realise that my improved self confidence is masking the fact that I am actually wrong. [0] https://github.com/kanaka/mal/blob/master/process/guide.md
    comment by KineticLensman · 2019-02-06 · in Our physiological processes become increasingly simple as we age
  22. …on Github [1]. Someone even took it upon themselves to write an implementation in AWK :) [2] [1] https://github.com/kanaka/mal/ [2] https://github.com/kanaka/mal/tree/master/awk
    comment by gizmo385 · 2019-01-08 · in Maze-solving algorithm implemented in sed
  23. There's also Make a Lisp: https://github.com/kanaka/mal/blob/master/process/guide.md It's available in a variety of languages and has a nice guide (linked) to various steps.
    comment by emidln · 2018-09-13 · in Ask HN: What's a starting point for learning how to write programming languages?
  24. …series of exercises which you can work through. Project Euler is great. Make-a-lisp is great as well (github.com/kanaka/mal). Turn what you learn into blog posts, github gists, or flash cards -- distill your knowledge into easily…
    comment by cellularmitosis · 2018-08-16 · in The Akrasia Effect: Why We Don’t Follow Through on What We Set Out to Do
  25. You could try MAL (Make A Lisp) - it has a go version. https://github.com/kanaka/mal/tree/master/go
    comment by phoe-krk · 2018-07-07 · in Learn C and Build Your Own Lisp (2014)
  26. MAL (Make a Lisp) is a good one around building a lisp. https://github.com/kanaka/mal Lots of examples across 72 languages.
    comment by runevault · 2018-03-15 · in Ask HN: “Write your own” or “Build your own” software projects
  27. …code, but also more features. The guide is awesome and split into several self-contained steps. [0] https://github.com/kanaka/mal/blob/master/process/guide.md
    comment by petethepig · 2017-11-26 · in Lisp in fewer than 200 lines of C
  28. You will like this: https://github.com/kanaka/mal (Have implementation in pascal!)
    comment by mamcx · 2017-09-14 · in Energy Efficiency Across Programming Languages
  29. …Self-hosting and Interop.”[1] From there, you’ll be more than ready to generate machine code. [0]: https://github.com/kanaka/mal/blob/master/process/guide.md [1]: https://github.com/kanaka/mal/blob/master/process/guide.md#s...
    comment by gbacon · 2017-09-12 · in Mal – Make a Lisp, in 68 languages
  30. See the design narrative at “Step 5: Tail call optimization”[0] in The Make-A-Lisp Process[1]. [0]: https://github.com/kanaka/mal/blob/master/process/guide.md#s... [1]: https://github.com/kanaka/mal/blob/master/process/guide.md
    comment by gbacon · 2017-09-12 · in Mal – Make a Lisp, in 68 languages
  31. …through a pointer-to-function where the types do not match invokes undefined behavior. [0]: https://github.com/kanaka/mal/blob/master/c/types.h#L85
    comment by gbacon · 2017-09-12 · in Mal – Make a Lisp, in 68 languages
  32. Could someone explain this gem in the C version? https://github.com/kanaka/mal/blob/master/c/types.c#L170
    comment by yosyp · 2017-09-12 · in Mal – Make a Lisp, in 68 languages
  33. …in getting started, these are good intros to the basics: - http://www.buildyourownlisp.com/ - https://github.com/kanaka/mal
    comment by christophilus · 2017-08-23 · in D as a Better C
  34. Not mine but here's a Lisp interpreter written in Make: https://github.com/kanaka/mal/tree/master/make
    comment by unmole · 2017-07-24 · in Ask HN: In what creative ways are you using Makefiles?
  35. …create a template language, as something like pandoc was forbidden. It was awful, but worked. [0] https://github.com/kanaka/mal/tree/master/make
    comment by shakna · 2017-07-24 · in Ask HN: In what creative ways are you using Makefiles?
  36. …there's also Make-a-Lisp (MAL), an ongoing project to write lisp in every programming language: https://github.com/kanaka/mal In particular, here's their R version: https://github.com/kanaka/mal/tree/master/r
    comment by jordigh · 2017-07-17 · in A basic Lisp interpreter in R
  37. …a "let me show you how it works", I always have to reference back to the MAL (make a lisp) project: https://github.com/kanaka/mal I find it's better to write it yourself than just have it explained to you. It really doesn't take that long…
    comment by falcolas · 2017-05-22 · in Little Lisp interpreter
  38. …it's been challenging and interesting. It gives clear direction without being too hand-holdy. [0] https://github.com/kanaka/mal
    comment by mbil · 2017-05-12 · in Writing a Lisp: Explicit Stack and Stacktraces
  39. …on templeos is, I believe, completely uncharted ground ... so in my infinite spare time ... https://github.com/kanaka/mal
    comment by VLM · 2017-03-28 · in Mega Man for TempleOS
  40. There is also this https://github.com/kanaka/mal/pull/187
    comment by pvinis · 2017-03-27 · in Make your own Lisp
  41. …interpreter than it is for any other language. All you need to understand the appeal is a look at https://github.com/kanaka/mal . Personally I learned the appeal of lisp while following this tutorial on writing a scheme in Haskell:…
    comment by pebblexe · 2017-03-24 · in Lisp Quickstart
  42. Once again pimping one of my favorite DIY projects - Make A Lisp. Lisp in (almost) every language! https://github.com/kanaka/mal I find it to be a great tool for both learning about Lisp and the language you're writing your mal…
    comment by falcolas · 2017-02-06 · in Building a Lisp from scratch with Swift
  43. …might find Mal's bash implementation interesting [0]. Mal is a small, easy to implement Lisp. [0] https://github.com/kanaka/mal/tree/master/bash
    comment by shakna · 2017-01-29 · in BaCon – BASIC to C converter
  44. Another one https://github.com/kanaka/mal (quite famous AFAIK)
    comment by agumonkey · 2016-12-16 · in The Idea of Lisp
  45. …the programmer to feel safe. [0] https://github.com/Gabriel439/Haskell-Dhall-Library/issues/6 [1] https://github.com/kanaka/mal/tree/master/awk
    comment by shakna · 2016-12-07 · in Dhall 1.0.1: a total programming language specialized to configuration files
  46. …It doesn't take much away from the learning, but it really lessens the possible frustration a lot. https://github.com/kanaka/mal/blob/master/process/guide.md Just in case anyone is interested, here's my implementation in Python 3.5+. I'm…
    comment by dancek · 2016-10-24 · in How to Write a Lisp Interpreter in Python (2010)
  47. …tour, but touches on a lot of very interesting parts of parsing, code generation, and optimization. https://github.com/kanaka/mal/blob/master/process/guide.md
    comment by phamilton · 2016-05-24 · in Rich Programmer Food (2007)
  48. Useful for getting started: https://github.com/kanaka/mal
    comment by macintux · 2016-05-17 · in Ask HN: What are some rite-of-passage style projects for programmers?
  49. On the topic of writing lisps, an obligatory link to my favorite project: Make a Lisp https://github.com/kanaka/mal
    comment by falcolas · 2015-10-29 · in Learn C and build your own Lisp
  50. …writing your own. I was working on a haxe version before my motherboard recently bit the dust. [1] https://github.com/kanaka/mal
    comment by cromo · 2015-09-15 · in Lisp implementation in GNU make