Are there non-CLI implementations (esp, JVM) of the Boo programming language?

StackOverflow https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1148042

  •  18-09-2019
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Question

Boo looks like an interesting language, but it appears to be implemented only for the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), AKA .NET -- at least, I haven't found any other implementation, and I'd especially like one for the JVM, if it exists. So, I thought I'd double check on Stack Overflow -- ARE there any non-CLI implementations of Boo?

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Solution

Yes there is. Check out the boojay project, it emits java bytecode.

OTHER TIPS

I don't believe so. Given that the tagline is "A wrist friendly language for the CLI" it seems unlikely to be high on the list of priorities.

From the BOO manifesto (pdf link):

A wrist friendly syntax, expressiveness and extensibility. That's not all.
I want my code to play nice with modules written in other languages.
I want a rich programming environment with a well thought out class library.
I want to be able to run my programs in multiple platforms.
I want the CLI.

You can try Grasshopper which can give you access to Java from IL (I think), since BOO compiles to IL it might work.

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