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Even if it turns out that the new parsing algorithm doesn't shine in all situations, I think it is nevertheless a welcome development. Compiler and interpreter
by theoj 16y ago
Even if it turns out that the new parsing algorithm doesn't shine in all situations, I think it is nevertheless a welcome development. Compiler and interpreter makers can use this algorithm for those grammars and languages where it actually outperforms Yacc.
- sharkbot 16y agoHowever, the article points out that we can only use the algorithm when we know it outperforms Yacc; read "know" as "proven theoretically".