On 4/10/06, Ross Bamford <rossrt / roscopeco.co.uk> wrote:> On Mon, 2006-04-10 at 18:58 +0900, Alex Combas wrote:> > Not that it is impossible, but I would guess that trying to> > learn to parse a language before you understand the language> > is perhaps only going to lead to premature grey hair, or perhaps> > no hair at all. Not that anyone on a mailing list bothers> > to look in a mirror more than once a month anyway..> >> > Maybe thats just me, ok ok, but anyway..then again, perhaps> > writing a parser is a fantastic way to learn a new language,> > what the heck to I know..>> I like to think I'm an experienced developer, and I like to presume I> know a bit about Ruby by now. I'm interested in parsing and language> processing in general.>> Probably _for_ these reasons, I still wouldn't relish the prospect of> writing a Ruby parser. Those Grammarians have bigger, umm, skill-sets,> than me :)
Perhaps but it is not the size of your skillset, but how you apply it,that matters

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