Hey, I'm not much of a C++ programmer, but I'd like to see a language called DM (
http://byond.com) added to Scintilla. The syntax can be weird because it can sometimes look like C++, and it can sometimes look like Python. Here's an example of some code:
//Comments are exactly the same as C++, including /* block comments */
mob //parent class, the class will inherit traits from the parent class
player //class
var
//variables here in a block
health = 0
strength = 2
name = "Tony"
proc // function/method/procedure
damage(takeDamage)
health -= takeDamage
Strange part about DM is that you can write the exact same code in many different ways (and by exact same code, I mean same instructions with varying syntax). Here's the same code but using C++ braces and semi-colons:
mob {
player {
var {
health = 0;
strength = 2;
name = "Tony";
}
proc {
damage(takeDamage) {
health -= takeDamage;
}
}
}
}
The code above would function the same as the other block of code. Making a lexer for this isn't easy, and that's why I am asking for the help of you good people. If anyone wants to try to make a lexer for DM, you can reply here or e-mail me at soutojohn@gmail.com and I'll try to help you out as much as possible. Thanks a lot.
-John
