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Showcase: kLex (FROG) – A 'Governed' language with 30+ libs written in Go.

The Go Programming Language·/u/Ill-Plum-7348·about 1 month ago
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Meet kLex (nicknamed FROG): A functional, reactive, and strictly "Governed" language built in Go. I wrote kLex/FROG almost entirely using AI - only breaking from this as required. I did this for many reasons, but one was to see if I could undertake the task of writing a fully fledged scripting language in under 48 hours... Unfortunately I failed here, but not as badly as you may think... I was able to write everything that makes up the FROG language in a little over 60 hours using Claude. More importantly, my marriage is still intact :) kLex is built on the FROG philosophy: Functional, Reactive, Opinionated, and Governed. It bridges the gap between the flexibility of a tree-walking interpreter and the strictness of a schematic system. With 30+ standard libraries (including HTTPS, JSON, and Events) already built-in in FROG, it’s a "batteries-included" environment designed for predictable data flow and robust concurrency.…

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