Java Parser Series Introduction

By Greg Voss, JavaSoft Terence Parr, MageLang Institute January 1997 Java was specifically designed to simplify the complexities of C++ syntax and semantics. This simplification provides benefits for not only the programmers who write programs in Java, but also for the toolsmiths who build Java development tools. C++ is generally considered to be the most difficult language for which to write a parser, also known as a recognizer . Consider that just building a correct symbol table...n

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