Getting started

Requirements

• PHP 8.1+
• Composer (optional)
• Node 18+ (for building these docs)

php -v

Install

git clone https://github.com/NormikChel/YL.git
cd yl

First program

Create hello.yl:

» "Hello, world!"

Run:

php yl.php hello.yl

Variables

¤ name = "Alice"
¤ age = 25
¤ flag = ☑

Functions

§ square(x) ⟦
    ^ x * x
⟧

REPL

php yl.php --repl

Commands: :help, :vars, :load <file>, exit.

Playground

cd playground
php -S 127.0.0.1:8080

Compiler

php ylc.php script.yl script.php
php script.php