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Re:Ohm – A library and language for building parsers, interp... by centimeter on Saturday March 27, 2021 @11:10PM (#26607614)
> Why wouldn't it be a fine choice to write a compiler in?

Javascript doesn't seem suited to compiler construction because it lacks lots of features that make compiler construction pleasant (e.g. strong rich types, algebraic data types, etc.)

It might be "fine" but it's not "good".

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