The Parrot Virtual Machine

[regexorcist]

I really like this idea, one virtual machine for most all interpreted languages.
Right now it's fairly young (there aren't many working compiliars) but
the next generation of perl is supporting it (Rakudo / perl6).

If nothing else an interesting read:
http://www.parrot.org/

[regexorcist]

How about this for a who's who of scripting languages...

Languages

* abc — An implementation of bc
* APL — An implementation of APL
* BASIC — An implementation of BASIC, Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.5
* befunge — An implementation of Befunge-93
* bf — An implementation of Brainf**k
* c99 — An implementation of C programming language, C99 dialect
* Cardinal — An implementation of Ruby 1.9
* chitchat — An implementation of Smalltalk
* dotnet — A .Net bytecode translator
* eclectus — An implementation of Scheme
* ecmascript — An implementation of ECMAScript
* forth — An implementation of Forth
* fun — An implementation of Joy
* gil — Generic Imperative Language
* hq9plus — An implementation of HQ9 Plus
* jako — An implementation of Jako
* jvm — A Java VM bytecode translator
* json — An implementation of JSON
* Kea-CL — An implementation of Common Lisp
* lazy-k — An implementation of Lazy K
* lisp — An implementation of LISP
* lolcode — An implementation of LOLCODE
* lua — An implementation of Lua 5.1
* Lua2PIR — An implementation of Lua 5.1
* matrixy — An implementation of Octave
* m4 — An implementation of GNU m4
* markdown — An implementation of Markdown
* NQP — A lightweight language used in Parrot's compiler tools
* Monkey — An implementation of Lua 5.1
* ook — An implementation of Ook!
* partcl — An implementation of Tcl
* pheme — An implementation of Scheme
* Perk — An implementation of Java
* Pipp — An implementation of PHP
* Pirate — An implementation of Python
* PJS — An implementation of ECMAScript
* primitivearc — An implementation of Arc
* Punie — An implementation of Perl 1.0
* Pynie — An implementation of Python
* Rakudo Perl 6 — An implementation of Perl 6
* scheme — An implementation of Scheme
* Scheme to PIR with Chicken — An implementation of Scheme
* shakespeare-parrot — An implementation of Shakespeare
* squaak — A tutorial language
* unlambda — An implementation of Unlambda
* WMLScript — An implementation of WMLScript

Just think... one simple FOSS runtime that executes almost everything.
It's like VLC was for media, but better

[Jizzler]

Excellent. No longer do I need separate interpreters for Shakespeare and LOLCODE

Now I would seriously try it out, except that I wouldn't get very far with PIPP (PHP):

Not yet supported.

Variables
Constants
Expressions
Operators
Control Structures
Functions
Classes and Objects
Namespaces
Exceptions
References
Predefined variables
Predefined Exceptions

Pirate (Python) hasn't seen an update in years, and Perk (Java) looks like it only saw about one month of action.

Might be good for the more esoteric languages though. With minimal setup one could play around with the ones mentioned before, Shakespeare and LOLCODE, along with the rest on the list. I also hope to see someone pick up Taxi, Whitespace, and Zombie.

Another use might be to develop a new language with Parrot as the native interpreter, so to speak. I'm thinking of creating PORN. Don't have an acronym yet, but I have some ideas for the syntax...

[regexorcist]

Yes the Parrot Virtual Machine might be ready to go,
but the different language compilars are not ready
for prime time yet.
I've been waiting patiently, but I still have longer to wait.
With perl6 support, I have no doubts that everything
will come together soon.

The thought of only needing one runtime for multiple languages
is attractive, but the thought of using multiple languages in one
application really cool!!!!
Yes there are advantages to a multi-language runtime.

@Jizzler -> If you create a PORN language, I'll be one of the
first to have a LOOK

[Clement]

Originally Posted by regexorcist

Yes the Parrot Virtual Machine might be ready to go,
but the different language compilars are not ready
for prime time yet.
I've been waiting patiently, but I still have longer to wait.
With perl6 support, I have no doubts that everything
will come together soon.

The thought of only needing one runtime for multiple languages
is attractive, but the thought of using multiple languages in one
application really cool!!!!
Yes there are advantages to a multi-language runtime.

@Jizzler -> If you create a PORN language, I'll be one of the
first to have a LOOK

Not a bad idea at all.

I would rather see the best features of every language simplified into yet another language.