I’ll share my journey building AIScript, a new interpreter language specifically designed for AI application development. This talk will dive deep into language implementation techniques using Rust, covering:

1. Language Implementation Architecture

• Building a robust lexer with comprehensive error reporting
• Implementing a recursive descent parser
• Creating an efficient bytecode compiler and virtual machine
• Designing a module system that supports both native and script modules

2. Novel Language Features

• AI-native primitives: Built-in support for prompts, agents (inspired by OpenAI Swarm), and AI function
• Unique error handling syntax inspired by Rust/Zig/Golang
• Builtin data validation similar to Python’s Pydantic
• Encapsulates Rust’s best practice of web development (axum, sqlx, etc) into the language syntax

3. Real-world Challenges

• Garbage collector using gc-arena
• Performance optimizations in the VM
• Type checking and validation implementation

Speakers:

I’m Shuang Zhu, creator of AIScript, Rust Search Extension, Query.rs and Rust Magazine. Github: https://github.com/folyd

Previously, I worked as a Senior Rust Engineer at Bytedance and co-founded Wanderboat.ai. I’m currently a funder of a stealth startup.