[antlr-interest] Re: Why ANTLR 2.x?

[micheal_jor <open.zone at virgin.net>]

> > - PCCTS 1.33 has a comprehensive manual (Language Translation 
Using PCCTS
> > and C++), whereas ANTLR 2.x has no such comprehensive 
documentation, to
> > my knowledge.
> 
> Hmm... Is the PCCTS book even still in print and available?

In any case, the contents would be broadly applicable to ANTLR 2.x as 
well. Right?

> > Are there any compelling reasons to use ANTRL 2.x over 1.33?
> 
> The (vast?) majority of people available to help, including Ter, 
are using
> Antlr rather than the old PCCTS stuff.

This is a real biggie. If it's good enough for ObiWanTer, ObiWanRic 
and ObiWanJohn....


> Antlr also has support for writing your code in Java or C++ or... 

...C# for the .NET platform (and potentially the Mono platform) ;-)


Cheers,

Micheal



 

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