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I'd like to learn more about formal grammars and parsing in depth. Can anyone recommend a good textbook?

• sparkie 6y ago
  Engineering a Compiler by Cooper & Torczon covers the theory behind Regular expressions, LL and LR parsing.
  • ianhorn 6y ago
    Everyone in this thread seems to be saying Pratt and PEG matter most, which I don't see in that book. Any recs on that front? (Or do you think they're not important?)
    • sparkie 6y ago
      I recommend becoming familiar with the theory and making the decision for yourself. My personal preference is pretty much the same as Tratt's, except I never had an aversion to LR grammars to begin with. I always found them intuitive. I had used them before understanding the theory.
      • ianhorn 6y ago
        Thanks!