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'''ZIL''' is a programming language used to develop interactive fiction games. It was developed by Infocom. It compiles into [[Z-code]].
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'''ZIL''' (Zork Implementation Language) is a programming language (based on [[MDL (programming language)|MDL]], a programming language created at MIT which is based on [[LISP]]) used to develop interactive fiction games. It was developed by Infocom. It compiles into [[Z-code]] via the intermediary code [[ZAP]] (via a compiler that's apparently lost; however, see ZILF below for a new working compiler).
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Interest in this language for new development has been spurred by the release in April 2019 of a large collection of Infocom source code.
  
 
== Documentation ==
 
== Documentation ==
* [https://archive.org/details/Learning_ZIL_Steven_Eric_Meretzky_1995 Learning ZIL]]
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* [https://archive.org/details/Learning_ZIL_Steven_Eric_Meretzky_1995 Learning ZIL]
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== Tools ==
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* [https://bitbucket.org/jmcgrew/zilf/wiki/Home ZILF: Tools for working with ZIL, including a compiler]
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* [https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=zilf.zil-language VirtualStudio ZIL support files]
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== Sample files ==
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* [https://github.com/historicalsource?utf8=%E2%9C%93&tab=repositories&q=Infocom&type=&language= Historical Source] (Infocom source code in ZIL)
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* [https://eblong.com/infocom/ The Obsessively Complete Infocom Catalog]
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== Online communities ==
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/ZILcom Facebook group]
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/ZILF/ ZILF Subreddit]
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== Other information ==
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* [http://blog.zarfhome.com/2019/04/what-is-zil-anyway.html What is ZIL anyway?]
  
 
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[[Category:Infocom]]

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Name ZIL
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Wikidata ID Q63170827

ZIL (Zork Implementation Language) is a programming language (based on MDL, a programming language created at MIT which is based on LISP) used to develop interactive fiction games. It was developed by Infocom. It compiles into Z-code via the intermediary code ZAP (via a compiler that's apparently lost; however, see ZILF below for a new working compiler).

Interest in this language for new development has been spurred by the release in April 2019 of a large collection of Infocom source code.

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