[OT] The ROMAN II Programming Language

[Salih Dincer]

On Saturday, 7 May 2022 at 16:15:55 UTC, matheus wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just sharing this because seems a neat work. I saw this 
> yesterday on /r/C_Programming.
>
> Link to the project: https://github.com/glouw/rr
>
> According to the author: /u/_cwolf
>
> "Some context, this was an experiment to show that a modern day 
> garbage collected programming language akin to some of the 
> earlier python2s can by written in about ~5k lines of pure C 
> without external dependencies. It's all within a single file, 
> including a recursive descent parser, assembler, virtual 
> machine, and garbage collector. Included be some 40 examples of 
> leetcode to showcase that the language (dubbed roman2) can 
> optimally solve medium and hard style leetcode questions.".
>
> More context on another sub:
>
> "I suppose, as a little context, I was rather discouraged with 
> the recent interview process and so I took it upon myself to 
> turn what would be a standard practice in our industry into a 
> little bit of condensed art. The entirety of roman2 lives 
> within roman2.c which includes a virtual machine, garbage 
> collector, assembler, and compiler with a hand rolled recursive 
> descent parser. I aimed to keep it all under 5k lines of C, 
> with no external dependencies, keeping the source style similar 
> to Crenshaw's Let's Build a Compiler series. The aim was to 
> solve leetcode - like one would to gain new job prospects - but 
> just with that of a custom language to prove that failing 
> technical interviews is at least not a poor reflection of one's 
> technical merit.
>
> I'm certainly not trying to boast technical merit. I just find 
> the technical process of hiring overwhelmingly complex.".
>
> Matheus.

I reck your work very remarkable. Recruitment processes are 
sometimes brutal. Please proceed on the path you think is right.

I wonder what it would be like if we wrote it in D to do the same 
job?

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