A Short Implementation Manual

The Design and Implementation of Nex

An implementation manual covering the parser, AST, interpreter, typechecker, code generators, library model, host integration, and concurrency runtime.

1. ·
   IntroductionWhat this manual covers and how to read it.
2. Chapter 1
   Design GoalsThe principles behind Nex and the central tradeoffs.
3. Chapter 2
   Parsing, ASTs, and InterpretationFrom source text to an evaluated abstract syntax tree.
4. Chapter 3
   Typechecking and Code GenerationStatic checking and lowering to executable form.
5. Chapter 4
   Libraries, Host Integration, and ConcurrencyThe library model, host interop, and the concurrency runtime.
6. Chapter 5
   JVM Bytecode Translation ReferenceHow Nex constructs map to JVM bytecode.
7. Chapter 6
   Future DirectionsWhere the language and implementation are headed.
8. Appendix A
   Bytecode Patterns by ConstructA reference catalog of the bytecode emitted per construct.