[plug] Writing a language?

[Simon Scott]

> Depending on exactly what you are going to use the language in, you
> might just want to consider embedding perl. Its *relatively* simple
> (compared to writing your own language), and gives you the power of
> perl!
> 
> If you need something minimal, a parser built using yacc and lex (flex
> and bison) might be the way to go.

It looks that way.

The reason I wish to implement my own language is because I want it to be
*explicitly* minimal if you know what I mean.

Looking at bison and flex, I think Im up for some reading :)

How about interpretted languages though?