"Simeon Chaos" <simeon.ch...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:bb7d8d30-845a-4a3d-9b03-dee71ef42...@googlegroups.com... > ? 2014?1?11????UTC+8??10?17?33?,Chris Angelico??: > > On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 11:59 AM, Simeon Chaos wrote: > > > > > All along, the design of programming languages is a complex task. > > > Because we need to understand the esoteric compiler theory and > > > technology, and one of the most critical and very difficult part is to > > > define the rules of the new language and to parse with them.To solve > > > this problem, there have been many theories , techniques and tools . > > > These tools can be roughly divided into two categories: one is parser > > > generator, another is to write the parser by hand with or without a > > > parser library.
> Yes, it's complex to design a new language. So don't let the tool stand in > the way. There is a saying: Grinding a chopper will not hold up the work > of cutting firewood. To the OP: this is a suitable topic for comp.lang.misc which is used for discussions about programming language design and implementation such as parse mechanisms. James -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list