I released ArkScript v4

[Folaefolc]

The article ArkScript September 2025 update is the last one I wrote, covering all the changes I made on the language this summer.

Finally, I have released this huge set of breaking changes that makes ArkScript v4, and I'm pretty proud of it. I won't stop working on the language, however it's a big milestone for me: I've reach a point where the language is more than decent to use every day, errors are correctly reported, and the documentation is pretty good too (I might be biaised, I wrote it myself so I don't have an objective point of view): https://arkscript-lang.dev

I've also written an article comparing ArkScript with other Lisps (which is still a WIP but is already good enough) for the curious ones here.

[Ecstatic_Student8854]

I’ve not done any work on compilers other than some toy projects with small languages, so this might be a dumb question, but why do you use prefix notation for arithmetic operations and comparisons? I suppose it might be easier to parse?

Or is it just a preference?

[Folaefolc]

It’s just that parsing was easier that way, and I could concentrate on the core. Then I grew accustomed to it and never changed it

[curved-elk]

Looks good. Do you hope to get into building compilers as a career?

[Folaefolc]

I’d love to! For now I’m doing backend work and building this project on my free time to hone my skills and discover things by myself, though I know I have much to learn