Building a Custom Programming Language with Turtle Graphics for Android
By
Amr Hesham
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Summary
Amr Hesham, a passionate compiler and language enthusiast, shares his journey of building a custom programming language called "Turtle" that runs on Android. Inspired by the Python Turtle graphics library, he combined his interests in compilers and Android development to create a small language with a re-implemented turtle graphics library deployable as an Android app. The article details his personal journey from a junior Android developer to building this unique project.
Key quotes
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When I was playing with the Python Turtle graphics library, I found it very interesting, and I started to think, why not mix Android and Compilers?
what if I can build a small language and re-implement the turtle library in this language and deploy it in an Android App?
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