Inside the lone lisp heap: A technical deep dive into a dynamic language's memory architecture
By
Matheus Afonso Martins Moreira
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Summary
This article discusses the heap implementation of "lone lisp," a dynamic programming language. It describes how lone started as a collection of C data structures with a union type system, a typed value structure, and a custom language designed to combine these values into working program patterns. The article focuses on the technical architecture of the lone lisp heap, including its list, vector, and table data structures.
Key quotes
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It was essentially a collection of data structures written in C, an union comprising all of those types, a typed value structure containing the union plus metadata, and a custom language whose entire purpose is to bring all these values together into patterns that resemble working programs.
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