Bigloo – practical Scheme compiler

The Bigloo system contains a Scheme compiler that can generate C code and Java virtual machine (JVM) or .NET Framework (.NET) bytecode.

As with other Lisp dialects, it contains an interpreter, also termed a read-eval-print loop (REPL). It is free and open-source software.

Bigloo contains an integrated development environment: the Bee. This environment handles Makefile generation, project management, symbolic debugging, source file browsing, profile for tuning, etc.

Features include:

• Good compliance with R5RS.
• Module support. The software compiles modules. It’s a batch compiler.
• Extended Java interface. Java code and Bigloo code can be merged together. Bigloo functions can call Java functions and vice-versa, Bigloo code can use and instantiate Java classes. Bigloo functions and variables can hold Java values (Java classes values). Bigloo data structures can point to Java data structures and vice-versa.
• Extended C interface.
• Object oriented layer. Bigloo uses single inheritance and mono-dispatch.
• Threads – supports Fair threads that are cooperative threads run by a fair scheduler which gives them equal access to the processor.
• SQL – there’s support for SQL database queries.
• Simple exception.
• Practical IOs.
• POSIX support.
• Library support. A library is a collection of Bigloo pre-compiled modules.
• Explicit type system and compile time type mismatch detections.
• DSSSL support – handles DSSSL keywords, DSSSL named constants and it compiles DSSSL keyword functions.
• Unicode support in addition to support for traditional ISO-LATIN1 characters and strings.

Website: github.com/manuel-serrano/bigloo
Support:
Developer: INRIA
License: GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser General Public License

Bigloo is written in Lisp. Learn Lisp with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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