From: SHINDO Motoaki <motoakira@...>
Date: 2008-07-08T01:19:30+09:00
Subject: Re: Does Ruby have any advantage over Python to create semantic applications?


On 2008/07/07, at 22:26, Costan wrote:

> I'm not sure I have understood you correctly

er…well, I tend to use too broad or exaggerated expression(^_^;)

> there's built-in lexical parser in Ruby but that I'll
> still have to find out how does it work and if this is something that
> differentiates Ruby from other programming languages like Python.

er…what I've heard is not so built-in but
built on-top of or add-in as Ruby interpreter,
implementing one of Design-Patterns.

And yes.
we have to learn the usage of those Classes.
I only have experiences trivial/tiny interpreter language
which have no requirement for general-purpose Parser.
they(mine-s') was easier with writing from scratch.

But yours is to be semantic processor, so
the lexical-parser deserves be learned.

N.B. Python could have such Parser, so
you'd better give gradual tries on both Ruby and Python
to find out which you prefer.

And… chneukirchen@gmail.com-san announced "Bacon 1.0" yesterday,
the processor has something to do with your project.
# the processor seems to accept English-like sentences for
# describing Specifications.

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