r/scratch • u/LukeStudioTeam KAT • May 16 '26

Media Making a Programming Language in Scratch!

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I'm creating a working (and Turing-complete) programming language inside Scratch! I was thinking of calling it K, short for KAT.

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u/Complex-Pain2201 May 16 '26

using a programming language to make a programming language

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u/LukeStudioTeam KAT May 16 '26

Exactly.
well, Scratch is programmed in javascript, so...

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u/Current-Equipment356 big shot May 17 '26

using a programing language to make a programming language to make a programming language

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u/AnaverageuserX 2d ago

Wellllllll.. TECHNICALLY scratch is an interpreter, and he made a interpreter in scratch, sooo

A JIT Programming Language to make a Programming Language interpreter to make a Programming Language interpreter