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A different approach, which has served me well, is to study and understand Perl's parser/lexer, which are more intertwined than your grandmother's Friday night
by stib 14y ago
A different approach, which has served me well, is to study and understand Perl's parser/lexer, which are more intertwined than your grandmother's Friday night challah. Once you get that, understanding the MRI parser is a snap.
- rictic 14y agoPerl cannot be parsed in the traditional sense of the word. The parse tree is unknowable until you're actually running. http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=663393 http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=663393
- tantalor 14y agoThis one is also a good read, http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=44722 http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=44722