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Statements and State · Crafting Interpreters

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The interpreter we have so far feels less like programming a real language and more like punching buttons on a calculator. “Programming” to me means building up a system out of smaller pieces. We can’t do that yet because we have no way to bind a name to some data or function. We can’t compose software without a way to refer to the pieces.

8 Statements and State All my life, my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name. André Breton, Mad Love The interpreter we have so far feels less like programming a real language and more like punching buttons on a calculator. "Programming" to me means building up a system out of smaller pieces. We can't do that yet because we have no way to bind a name to some data or function. We can't compose software without a way to refer to the pieces. To support bindings, our interpreter needs internal state. When you define a variable at the beginning of the program and use it at the end, the

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