How to Build Your Own Programming Language (It’s Easier Than You Think) | HackerNoon

Most developers think building a programming language is rocket science—but with tools like ANTLR, it’s surprisingly accessible. This guide shows how ANTLR powers real-world systems like Spark and Elasticsearch, why regex quickly falls apart for complex parsing, and how to create your own interpreter in Python. From defining grammars to executing programs, you’ll learn how to turn ideas into working languages in just a weekend.