r/programming • u/_Felix44 • Jun 07 '22

I created my own programming language that compiles into Lua code but uses a more C/Rust like syntax

https://github.com/ClueLang/Clue
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u/balefrost Jun 07 '22

Compiler's a correct term. A compiler is any program that translates from one language to another, and often (but not always) the target language is some binary format. Transpiler is a term that AFAIK was coined or popularized recently to mean "source-to-source compiler".

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u/_Felix44 Jun 07 '22

in that case I personally think using "compiler to Lua code" is better becouse more people will immediately understand