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+# Crafting Interpreters
+
+Implementing [Crafting interpreters](https://craftinginterpreters.com) for the
+[FHNW](https://www.fhnw.ch) [PL-Circle](https://github.com/fhnw-pl-circle).
+
+## [Java Implementation](./java/lox-interpreter/)
+
+Implementation of the tree-walk interpreter in java after the book.
+
+Run `mvn package` to create an executable jar file in the `target` directory and
+`mvn exec:java` to get a repl.