Introduction

PooLang is a tiny, interpreted language written in Rust. It was designed to be a lightweight, pedagogical language featuring a full pipeline: lexical analysis, parsing into an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST), and tree-walking interpretation.

The name Poo is inspired by the Burmese word for Guinea Pig, reflecting the language's friendly and compact nature.

Core Philosophies

1. Simplicity: Minimal keywords and straightforward syntax.
2. Rust-Inspired: Familiar concepts like immutability by default and mut for mutability.
3. Transparent Pipeline: Designed to be easy to study for those interested in how interpreters work.

Features at a Glance

• Explicit Variables: Uses the poo keyword.
• Assignment: Uses the unique << operator.
• Control Flow: Robust support for if/elif/else, while, and for loops.
• Functions: Define reusable logic with poof.