On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 11:13:44 +0000 Tom Hacohen <tom.haco...@samsung.com> said:
> On 28/11/13 11:08, Jérémy Zurcher wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I wanted to do some tests before rising my voice, > > here they are http://cgit.asynk.ch/eo_tokenizer/ > > > > this is POC, http://www.complang.org/ragel/ based tokenizer which does not > > all but most of the job. First time I play with ragel, had much fun!! > > > > about the .eo file syntax: > > YAML is easier than JSON to write and read, but imho both are more > > machine than human oriented. > > I think we should to stick to C syntax it should ease everybody's pain > > and hopefully avoid wrong formatting, editor annoyance... > > The problem with c syntax, is that we'll never be "there". That is, > we'll be stuck in the land of similar enough to call it C, but > incomplete enough to be annoying and confusing. > > Just like vim mode is on most editors. > > We need very specific things that the C syntax doesn't support (that's > why we need .eo files in the first place), so instead of hacking around > something that wasn't designed for it. Why not make something new that > is simple, easy to learn (i.e immediate transition from c) and designed > for the task? it definitely not json then. json was no more designed for this than the c syntax and a tokenizer we speak of. it is far more limited than a proper parser/tokenizer that reads c-like syntax. instead now you have string quote hell and in the end you start to write custom parsing for strings inside json... -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349351&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
