[kwlug-disc] Modern way of doing Lex/Yacc

[William Park]

It so happens, I use HP calculator (RPN one).  Stack makes some aspect 
easy, but also makes other aspect very difficult to read and write.  For 
example, conditional and math expression.

Eg. Is "2 + 3" easier, or "2 3 +" easier?


On 2022-06-21 23:43, Glenn Henshaw wrote:
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>> On Jun 21, 2022, at 8:37 PM, William Park via kwlug-disc 
>> <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org <mailto:kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>> wrote:
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>> To Computer Science guys,
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>> You come across a situation that calls for little "embedded 
>> interpreter" solution.
>>    - You can use already existing embedded interpreter like Tcl or 
>> Lua.  But, these bring their own baggages.
>>    - Or, you can use Lex/Yacc (or Flex/Bison) solution which you 
>> studied in school.  For simple situation, this may be the way to go.
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>> But, I'm curious.  Is there something more modern?  Something that 
>> leverages 40 years of collective experience in software development. 
>> Something more than "state machine", but less than full "interpreter".
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