Bootstrapping the compiler

[thomasvergne]

Plume could be written in Plume itself to allow simpler and clearer compiler updates. This would additionally permit us to develop a more complex compiler that could allow developing compiler extensions. There are however some drawbacks to achieving such a thing: Plume compiler could be only developed by users who know well Plume.

Some features that bootstrapped compiler could enable:

• Writing custom extensions and making Plume a maximum extensible language
• Simplifying contribution process because of current Haskell difficulty and niche
• Better compilation time as Haskell plus Cabal can be quite slow

Bootstrapping Plume will be achieved by rewriting everything that has been written in Haskell, in Plume, as a base. Some actual compiler features will be adapted to the new compiler.