Simple Code

A platform where kids can learn programming in a simple and attractive way

Project milestones:

• Build an interpreter that defines a new programming language. the purpose behind this language is to have a very simple, very readable and intutive programming language
  • variable declarations
  • function declarations
  • function invokations
  • if, else if, otherwise
  • logical comparisons equals, not equals, less|greater than, and, or
• Build a simpe react application around that interpreter
• Read code from a textbox, interpret it, and print either errors or output.
• Add a descent online code editor the application
• Add custom syntax highlighting that matches our keywords
• Refine the language syntax
  • Remove program wrapper
  • Remove types
  • Improve variable creation (create, variable, ...)
  • Get rid of semi colons
  • Improve function creation (function, takes, ...)
  • Add assignment on declaration
  • Improve function invocation (call, with, of, ...)?
  • Improve variable assignment statements (assign, set, ...)
  • arrays
  • loops: for, while, and do-while
  • classes and objects
  • ternary operator x if y otherwise z
  • named/labeled arguments
  • Add default parameters
• Improve Editor usability
  • Auto format
  • Auto complete
  • Syntax validation
  • Color theme
  • Visually group one operator keywords by having common background
• Read input from the users
• Enable debugging mode, or let's call it a step-by-step execution
• Visualize the memory at runtime
• Visualize the call stack