[stringtemplate-interest] $r.st vs $r.template

[Laurent Vaucher]

   Hi.

> formalParameter
>     :   type declarator
>         -> parameter(type={$type.st},name={$declarator.st})
>     ;
>
> ST is an officially approved abbreviation for StringTemplate in  
> email though ;)  Perhaps it's ok.

   Tough decision you've got here. Of course .template is more  
explicit but if that "ANTLR+ST" is to become mainstream, we'll soon  
regret the short option. "Don't underestimate the power of  
conciseness." (I probably read that in some essay from Paul Graham).


> By the way, do you like that ANTLR+ST integration?  I've got it  
> working and am converting my cminus.g translator to this v3 stuff.   
> Should be done shortly.

   Not tried yet, though I'm working on a PowerBuilder->JavaScript  
expression translator (with ANTLR-2.7 and hand-written code  
generation). Is ANTLR v3 stable enough to use or is it still moving  
too much?


Laurent.