nightshift/examples/quickstart-lisp/tasks.md

Tasks

• TASK-001: Parse Lisp expressions

Description: Implement tokenization and parsing for a tiny Lisp subset.

Acceptance Criteria:

• Parses numbers

• Parses symbols

• Parses nested lists

• Raises useful errors for unbalanced parentheses

• Includes unit tests

• TASK-002: Evaluate arithmetic forms

Dependencies:

• TASK-001

Description: Evaluate parsed arithmetic expressions.

Acceptance Criteria:

• Supports +, -, *, and /

• Evaluates nested arithmetic

• Includes unit tests

• TASK-003: Add variables and definitions

Dependencies:

• TASK-002

Description: Add an environment and support variable lookup and definitions.

Acceptance Criteria:

• Supports symbol lookup
• Supports (define name value)
• Keeps environment behavior tested