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Parser Fear

Stefan Tilkov,

Martin Fowler:

So why is there an unreasonable fear of writing parsers for DSLs? I think it boils down to two main reasons.

  • You didn't do the compiler class at university and therefore think parsers are scary.
  • You did do the compiler class at university and are therefore convinced that parsers are scary.
On May 22, 2008 3:24 PM, Ramtin said:

And I was wondering when my favorite subject is going to payoff :-)