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.
Key Features
- 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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