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I'm pretty sure he mentioned he wrote his own parser.

https://twitter.com/jonathan_blow/status/734817293331357697




Yes, it is hand-written. The parser is MUCH easier to build than the interesting/new parts of the compiler are. Lexing is the absolute easiest thing, then parsing is 2nd place.




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