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		p4bl0 on Aug 16, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Let's write a compiler, part 3: A parser I understand that, but I still find it easier to write/maintain/extend a grammar than a parser for that grammar.

brundolf on Aug 16, 2021 [–]

If you've got the right utility functions, a handwritten parser visually maps very directly to its grammar. It won't be as concise of course, but cognitively you can work with it almost as if it were just a grammar.

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