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"The program implements the language, but is not usually written in the language that it implements." I agree. Edited my formulation to make it more clear.
by plinkplonk 17y ago
"The program implements the language, but is not usually written in the language that it implements."
I agree. Edited my formulation to make it more clear.
- jacquesm 17y agoI think the problem is that the abstraction from 'program processes data' to 'program implements language' is a pretty tricky one to get your head around. When you're using stuff like lex+yacc though you quickly realize that almost every processing that you do on structured data of some sort is actually equivalent to implementing a language.