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		zabzonk on May 9, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Parsing / Recursive Descent Parser > I’ve never actually seen one “in the wild,” The original C++ compiler was (after horrible experiences with YACC, or similar) writen mostly as a recursive descent compiler. https://www.stroustrup.com/dne.html

ChrisMarshallNY on May 9, 2022 [–]

I used a poor choice of words. I should have said "I have never needed to write one in the wild."

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