Development notes and roadmap

Repository layout

• src/jik/ - C seed compiler source
• src/bootstrap/ - Jik bootstrap compiler source (work in progress)
• jiklib/ - Jik standard library modules
• support/ - Jik support library
• test/ - test suite
• docs/ - language and development documentation
• examples/ - example Jik programs
• assets/ - repository assets
• scripts/ - development scripts
• tools/ - development tools, including syntax highlighting

Building and testing

Build the C seed compiler from the repository root with make. Build the Jik bootstrap compiler as jik1 with make boot. Run the test suite with make test.

Roadmap

0.1.0-alpha.x — implementation stabilisation and bootstrapping

• Keep the intended language syntax stable.
• Find and fix compiler and support-library issues.
• Extend the standard library where needed.
• Expand the test suite.
• Bootstrap the implementation by rewriting Jik in Jik

Later

• Add concurrency support