2. Language specification

This chapter specifies the syntax and semantics of Kink programs, the runtime system and its components.

• 2.1. Runtime
  • 2.1.1. Runtime
  • 2.1.2. Host system
• 2.2. Syntax
  • 2.2.1. Steps of analysis
  • 2.2.2. Lexemes
  • 2.2.3. Abstract source tree
• 2.3. Semantics
  • 2.3.1. Desugaring
  • 2.3.2. Translation
• 2.4. Kink Stack Machine (KSM)
  • 2.4.1. Concepts
  • 2.4.2. Instructions
  • 2.4.3. Top level functions
• 2.5. Execution
  • 2.5.1. Executor
  • 2.5.2. Stack frames
  • 2.5.3. Executor operations
  • 2.5.4. Kinds of functions
  • 2.5.5. Exceptions
• 2.6. Object system
  • 2.6.1. Values
  • 2.6.2. Variables
  • 2.6.3. Assignment
  • 2.6.4. Variable references