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

[Doug Moen]

Since you mention Lex/Yacc/Flex/Bison, do you specifically require this to work in the C language, or are you open to using a more modern/expressive programming language?

It sounds like you want to create a "domain specific language" (DSL). Is this DSL going to be used only by the developer (inside the application code), or is it supposed to be used by users (to configure/customize the application)?

Doug.

On Tue, Jun 21, 2022, at 11:37 PM, William Park via kwlug-disc wrote:
> To Computer Science guys,
>
> 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.
>
> 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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