Questions tagged [parser-combinator]
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How does the GLL parsing algorithm work?
I'm very interested in the topic of parsers, especially in the topic of parser combinators like Superpower. The problem with them is that the grammars that they can work with are a bit limited. For ...
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When to use a Parser Combinator? When to use a Parser Generator?
I've taken a deep dive into the world of parsers recently, wanting to create my own programming language.
However, I found out that there exist two somewhat different approaches of writing parsers: ...
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Parser combinator that looks like BNF
Is it possible to construct a parser combinator library that reads like a BNF grammar? I don't know of any, so I started wondering if there are reasons it's impossible or undesirable to do so. It ...
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