The Definitive ANTLR Reference
by Terence Parr · first published 2011
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…grammars and clean action code. Odd thing is that I was stuck on 3 because 4 didn't support C yet and then I just switched to the Java target in an anti-C pique. Shoulda done that awhile ago. TParr's The Definitive ANTLR 4 Reference is quite good. And so's this mega tutorial. https://pragprog.com/book/tpantlr2/the-definitive-antlr-4-re... ANTLR is my goto tool for DSLs.
on “ANTLR Mega Tutorial” ↗…market's not knowing what's actually needed to solve real business problems. ++++ Edit, some reading material https://www.amazon.co.uk/Language-Implementation-Patterns-Do... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Definitive-ANTLR-Reference-Domain-S... https://www.amazon.co.uk/yacc-Nutshell-Handbook-Doug-Brown/d... They're all worth investing the time in.
on “A Modern Compiler for the French Tax Code” ↗The Definitive ANTLR Reference: Building Domain-Specific Languages http://pragprog.com/book/tpantlr/the-definitive-antlr-refere... -- + -- Language Implementation Patterns: Create Your Own Domain-Specific and General Programming…
on “Want to Write a Compiler? Just Read These Two Papers.” ↗…https://pragprog.com/titles/tpantlr2/the-definitive-antlr-4-... and at least 1 more of his, forget where it is. I would say it is ageless (at least, until something better than ANTLR comes along—ohm is promising but not sure what the latest is with that). "The Definitive ANTLR 4 Reference" is absolutely the most understated title I've ever seen in a book. It's really more like "The Book That Will Change How you Look at Programming Languages Forever" IMO anyway. I guess it depends on how…
on “A Modern Compiler for the French Tax Code” ↗To anyone who haven't red "The Definitive ANTLR reference" by Terrence Par. I can highly recommend it. It is beautiful. http://www.antlr.org/wiki/display/ANTLR4/ANTLR+4+Documentati...
on “Create Your Own Programming Language” ↗…A72 Software Optimization Guide Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Optimization Reference Manual The microarchitecture of Intel, AMD and VIA CPUs Parsing Language Implementation Patterns The Definitive ANTLR 4 Reference
on “Good books for deep hacks” ↗…made a run at that a couple of times, but it seems to theoretical for me to do anything useful with it. I've been thinking about taking a go at creating something with ANTLR alone with the books The Definitive ANTLR 4 Reference and Language Implementation Patterns, but I'm not sure if I'll have much more luck there. If anyone knows of a better path to get from here (can't design my own language) to there (clarity and understanding)…
on “Designing a Programming Language” ↗…this book may be for you but don't expect to be able to do much useful after reading it. It really is just the 50,000 ft view. I was disappointed because I wanted to get my hands dirty and so I got The Definitive ANTLR Reference a day or two later. While it has nothing like the breadth of Fowler's DSLs it has enough depth to be very useful. http://www.pragprog.com/titles/tpantlr/the-definitive-antlr-...
on “Martin Fowler's Domain-Specific Languages book is out” ↗