Comment by pjmlp
5 years ago
I have a A* search algorithm and a toy compiler that I use exactly for the same purpose.
I just rewrite them all the time as means to get a feeling about programming languages.
I dumped a couple of other stuff on GitHub so that HR people are happy to get a link that they never read anyway.
Then I get back to Java and .NET at the office. :)
I've actually been considering adding a toy compiler to my collection of getting-up-to-speed projects, do you mind sharing what you think are good features?
Try to follow along the Tiger Book, in the variant that appeals to you.
https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~appel/modern/
It covers most areas quite alright even if a bit aged.
Not OP, but there's also "crafting interpreters". In the second half of the book you emit bytecode for whatever language you designed in the first half, and also implement a VM for said bytecode.