orangeduck/BuildYourOwnLisp resource
Learn C and build your own programming language in under 1000 lines of code! observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
59/100
- Activity 59
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4534
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- days_push: 248
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3272 stars · 417 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A free online book that teaches the C programming language by guiding readers through building their own Lisp interpreter in under 1000 lines of code. This repository contains the HTML source and Flask website code for the book.
Use cases
- learn C programming from scratch
- build my own programming language
- understand how interpreters work
- learn what a Lisp is
- hands-on tutorial for writing a parser and evaluator
- practice a real-world C project
When to choose
- you want a project-based, free introduction to C
- you're curious about language implementation and Lisps
- you prefer learning by building something concrete
When to avoid
- you need a production-ready Lisp interpreter
- you want a comprehensive C reference rather than a guided tutorial
- you need a license permitting commercial redistribution of the book content
Facets
learning-resource · maturity stable
interpreter programming-language parser documentation programming-languages tutorials education compilers cross-platform cpp lisp learn-c book free-online-book tutorial web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/orangeduck/BuildYourOwnLisp · fetched 2026-08-28 · e19fe870adee
- homepage: http://www.buildyourownlisp.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 69c5a27493fb
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| orangeduck/BuildYourOwnLisp | main | 59 |
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