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only anecdotal and observations over the years https://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/so-you-want-to-write-your-own-language/240165488 https://www.drd

only anecdotal and observations over the years https://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/so-you-want-to-write-your-own-language/240165488 https://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/so-you-want-... A common theme is that the parser generator does not provide you the tools to write the high quality error messages. Having used ANTLR and other tools, I believe it now that I'm trying to ship a real language.

Quekid5 6y ago
You're talking about parser generators... the article is about parser combinators. Fully agreed that parser generators are often very limited and often require hacks to do anything non-trivial. (IME MegaParsec basically solves most of the issues.)