3 ms·Compilers are of course on of the purest applications of theoretical computer science.by saagarjha 2y agoCompilers are of course on of the purest applications of theoretical computer science.stkdump 2y agoJust that none of the parsing methods I learned are actually used commonly in most real compilers.saagarjha 2y agoApplying pure computer science to real-world problems is of course its own field of study ;)