https://github.com/issadarkthing/spirit

Interpreted, functional programming language with clojure syntax
https://github.com/issadarkthing/spirit

clojure functional-language programming-language

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Interpreted, functional programming language with clojure syntax

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/issadarkthing/spirit
• Owner: issadarkthing
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2020-10-13T00:20:34.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-23T10:57:39.000Z (27 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-24T16:16:37.691Z (26 days ago)
• Topics: clojure, functional-language, programming-language
• Language: Go
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• Size: 682 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Spirit

Spirit is a scripting, functional language inspired by Clojure. Spirit

does not target JVM machines instead it's interpreted line by line. This has

the advantage of fast startup and suitable for scripting environment.

## Background

This programming language is just an experiment for me to tinker and mess around

in building programming language. I always wanted to build my own programming language

and implement some of the things that may have on another language to this language.

Lisp-like syntax is chosen because it is easy to parse, consistent and elegant.

But, as you see the syntax is not directly inherited from Lisp rather the syntax

is much, much similar to Clojure.

## Data Types

- String

- Number

- List

- Vector

- HashMap

- Set

- Atom

- Future

## Differences

These are the differences that I deliberately made to differ from Clojure.

- Function hoisting for `defn` and `defmacro`

- Function `apply` in clojure is equivalent to `<>` in spirit

- All functions that acts on Seq returns the same concrete type Seq.

	For example, `map` on **`Vector`** returns **`Vector`** instead of **`List`**

- **`Keyword`** is used instead of **`String`** as key when parsing JSON object.

- Object Oriented system