One of the nice features of my early regular expression based parsers was that it was easy to get data out by defining sub-matches in the rules. For example, to match the start of a class (using PHP preg_match syntax,)… Read moreAdding named matches to parser rules
(For some background/context to this post see my Generative Programming page.) A slightly unusual aspect of my parser authoring tools is that there are three different levels of design involved. The classic parser writing tools, Lex and Yacc, separate to… Read moreEvolving a parser design strategy and tools
(For some background/context to this post see my Generative Programming page.) When I first started writing parsers for little source code generation languages, I largely ignored expressions because the simple declarative languages that I was creating had no need for… Read moreParsing expressions in little languages
Sarah did this challenge, and then challenged me to also do it. She also has searched back for the start of the challenge, which seems to be a post by …hi, this is ava. Why did you start blogging in… Read moreBlogging Questions Challenge