Rhine
A Clojure-inspired Lisp compiler built on LLVM JIT, exposing how Lisp constructs map to hardware.
What is Rhine?
Rhine is an untyped Lisp compiler that targets LLVM's JIT infrastructure, drawing inspiration from Clojure's syntax and semantics. It serves as both a practical Lisp environment and an educational tool by exposing how high-level Lisp constructs map to low-level hardware operations, unlike Clojure which abstracts these details via the JVM.
Developers and students interested in language implementation, particularly those wanting to understand how Lisp constructs are compiled to efficient machine code using modern compiler frameworks like LLVM.
Rhine provides transparency into low-level implementation details while leveraging LLVM for performance optimizations, making it unique as both an educational resource and a practical Lisp environment that bridges high-level abstractions with hardware-level operations.
Overview
🏞 an OCaml compiler for an untyped lisp
Use Cases
Best For
- Learning how Lisp constructs like closures and macros are implemented at the hardware level using LLVM.
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