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Re:jank is C++ by caim on Friday July 11, 2025 @07:20PM (#44537798)
Just parsing C++ is already a freaking hell.

It's no wonder that every other day a new mini C compiler drops in, while no one even attempts to parse C++.

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Re:jank is C++ by fuhsnn on Friday July 11, 2025 @08:28PM (#44538185)
There is one pretty serious C++ parser project: https://github.com/robertoraggi/cplusplus
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Re:jank is C++ by caim on Friday July 11, 2025 @08:48PM (#44538300)
Wow, thanks! I didn't know this project.

To parse C++ you need to perform typecheck and name resolution at the same time. And C++ is pretty complex so it's not a easy task.

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