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In this post, I will briefly cover a simple compiler made for a simple programming language I made. The compiler compiles the MyLang(not the most creative name, but naming things is hard, and I just needed a name) programming language down to the assembly for a simple 8-bit computer I made years ago.
For some time, I wanted to make my own simple programming language and compiler just for fun and learning. I was initially thinking of making a C compiler, but I then decided it would be nice if I actually made a compiler for a high-level language that compiles down to the ISA of my custom-built 8-bit computer.
Link to app MyLang Compiler + AsmIDE
Github repo: 8Bit Computer
I have ported AsmIDE into a Blazor web app, including a custom compiler I made. For a while, I wanted to make my own compiler for fun and learning. Initially, I was going to make a C compiler, but then I thought it would be nice if I actually made a simple compiler for the 8-bit computer I made.
You can access the web app here: AsmIDE + MyLang Compiler
See more about the compiler itself in this blog post here.
Old AsmIDE
To make programming the 8-bit computer even easier I decided to make a simple sort of an IDE that can connect to the Arduino programmer and program the computer through it without having to reflash it with every change of the program.
The IDE has three code editors. The last window has the assembly definition where you map your custom machine code for the specific computer you made to your specific custom assembly language you made. Then you can write an assembly program in the first code editor. The machine code will automatically get generated in the middle editor.
On the left, you have the controls column. At the very top, you can establish a COM port connection to the Arduino.
Then you have the option to set your RAM size, RAM word length, and the memory address length. Currently, this is fixed and can’t be changed. I didn’t really need the option for a bigger memory so I skipped implementing this feature(might add it in the future).
MyLang Compiler + New AsmIDE:
