blang 0.1.2

A compiler for burb lang.

BLang - A Minimal Programming Language

This is a toy programming language with its own compiler backend that emits x86_64 assembly. It supports basic types, arrays, pointers, functions, conditionals, loops, etc. The compiler is written in Python.

Why?

Just for fun. I wanted to learn how compilers work at a deeper level, and this was a great way to explore parsing, code generation, memory layout, calling conventions, etc.

Is it useful?

Probably not. It's not fast, it's not safe, it's not feature-complete, and it doesn't have a standard library. But the code is (mostly) readable, and it covers a lot of core ideas behind compiling a high-level language down to raw machine code.

Running

Install NASM.

To compile a .bl source file to a native executable:

blangc your_program.bl -o your_program

To run tests:

pytest tests/

Current Features

• Integers (signed/unsigned), doubles
• Arrays and pointers
• Functions (multiple arguments, stack handling)
• Conditionals (if, else)
• Loops (while, for)
• Bitwise operations (&, |, ^)
• String literals and basic string handling
• Assembly output using NASM
• Simple CLI compiler
• CI build and test pipeline

Missing / Incomplete / Won't Do

• No type inference or advanced type checking
• No heap allocation or garbage collection
• No standard library
• Limited error reporting
• No optimization passes
• No inline assembly or macros (yet)
• No structs

License

MIT

Example programs

See examples/