====== Frequently asked questions ======

=== Is there a compiler or an interpreter available? ===
Well, the language doesn't have a complete specification yet, but there have been some attempts at implementations:
  * [[contributions:sjl7678's interpreter]] is based on Lex/Yacc-style Python libraries.
  * [[contributions:ploximeth's compiler]] is actually a Perl-based interpreter
  * [[http://www.tetraboy.com/lolcode/|Tetraboy's implementation]] is a nifty PHP processor.
  * Brian Egge has started [[http://code.google.com/p/lolcode-java/|a project]] to create a parser and interpreter for the Java runtime.

...and those were just from the first couple days of the site. The [[implementations:]] page is an attempt to document and list the ones that are active.

=== Why do a whole website? ===
I thought a few other people would be amused and might like to chip in. I was stunned at the level of passion and involvement shown straight off the bat, and it certainly caught me off balance.

=== A real, feasible language? SRSLY? ===
I said, //suggest// one. I like jokes told with a straight face, deadpan. To my delight, thousands of people have entered into the spirit of the joke and want to make something of it. That's really cool. 

I //would like// the language to develop into something fairly readable, in the spirit of the original three examples. If the language is kept simple, I think that's very possible.

=== Who is this for? ===
This is a love letter to very clever people who are slightly bored. I had no idea there were so many of us out there.