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Re:Parser generators vs. handwritten parsers: surveying majo... by muuglay on Saturday August 21, 2021 @04:20PM (#28260245)
It seems strange that in an effort to solve a common problem that 80% of the success stories opt to not use the automation. Perhaps, there is ground for another toolkit
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Re:Parser generators vs. handwritten parsers: surveying majo... by mhh__ on Saturday August 21, 2021 @04:41PM (#28260394)
Work on a compiler for a bit and I guarantee you'll get it. Parser generators pretty much always get in your way
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Re:Parser generators vs. handwritten parsers: surveying majo... by shoulderchipper on Saturday August 21, 2021 @05:35PM (#28260777)
Building an AST is an easy task once you've figured out your grammar and error recovery mechanism, but these are essentially a kind of language-specific design work that can not be automated.
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