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"Recursive descent" is an ancient African expression meaning "I can't write grammars".
by dozzie 9y ago
"Recursive descent" is an ancient African expression meaning "I can't write
grammars".
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoMost production compilers still depend on recursive descent because (a) it isn't that much harder compared to the generative approach, and (b) it is the best way to work in real error recovery or to support IDE services.