Hello Walter,
Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
Totally agree. They're cruft that just complicate lexical analysis.
Not a significant issue, as the code to lex it is done, works, and is
readily available.
But that assumes that just using the lexer is acceptable. What if someone
needs to generate there own lexer? Say in a different language, like D?.
Or they want to generate a token highlighter? Or what about if they need
to make a tool in a shop that has a bad case of NIH? Or where they must /own/
the code for legal reasons.
