From: Ross Bamford <rossrt@...>
Date: 2006-04-10T20:12:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Grammar - "do"

On Mon, 2006-04-10 at 18:58 +0900, Alex Combas wrote:
> Not that it is impossible, but I would guess that trying to
> learn to parse a language before you understand the language
> is perhaps only going to lead to premature grey hair, or perhaps
> no hair at all. Not that anyone on a mailing list bothers
> to look in a mirror more than once a month anyway..
> 
> Maybe thats just me, ok ok, but anyway..then again, perhaps
> writing a parser is a fantastic way to learn a new language,
> what the heck to I know..

I like to think I'm an experienced developer, and I like to presume I
know a bit about Ruby by now. I'm interested in parsing and language
processing in general. 

Probably _for_ these reasons, I still wouldn't relish the prospect of
writing a Ruby parser. Those Grammarians have bigger, umm, skill-sets,
than me :)

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Ross Bamford - rosco@roscopeco.REMOVE.co.uk