peon-rewrite/README.md

# peon-rewrite

Work in progress for Peon 0.2.x


## What changed

- Peon will no longer use a runtime GC. Instead, the memory model will use ~~lifetimes with regions~~-- actually, peon will use
  [generational references](https://verdagon.dev/blog/generational-references) instead (they're way cooler IMHO)
- The compiler has been completely overhauled and no longer handles any code generation (in fact, currently there is no code generation
  at all, just a parser and a type checker). This is to allow for true multi-backend support as well as to improve separation of concerns
  because all the code generation stuff intertwined with the typechecking was driving me insane (please do send help)

## Build

Just run `nimble build`. It should grab all the dependencies, run the test suite and produce a `peon` binary in your current working directory


## Tests

Peon is starting to get large enough for it to need an automated test suite (wow, much fancy, such cool), so you can run `nimble test`
to run that (it's also ran automatically at every `nimble build`). The tests aren't using testament because I have a severe case of NIH syndrome, 
sorry folks!