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		account-5 on Aug 21, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Parser generators vs. handwritten parsers: surveyi... I'd love to learn about parsers but I need an ELI5 version. I've written a parser for CSV which I think works very well but I'm self taught and have no idea if it's any good. Any 'parsers for dummies' guides?

mhh__ on Aug 22, 2021 [–]

Crafting Interpreters, then graduate onto "engineering a compiler".

The Dragon book is the classic reference on the subject, but I don't think it's very good pedagogically, and most printings I have seen recently have been awful.

account-5 on Aug 22, 2021 | [–]

Thanks. I'm looking at crafting interpreters.

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