[antlr-interest] tricky (to this newby) translation problem

Terence Parr parrt at cs.usfca.edu
Fri Dec 30 13:42:40 PST 2005


On Dec 30, 2005, at 1:15 PM, Kenny Tilton wrote:
> I meant to mention: My other rationalization for being too lazy or  
> dumb to figure out StringTemplate was that its raison d'etre seemed  
> to be multiple targets, and I just need to get from C to Common  
> Lisp. Does ST have other advantages besides multiple targets?

Yup :)  Clarity; easier to read an exemplar than imagine emergent  
behavior of code interspersed with prints.  Robustness.  Ease of  
development (can change templates w/o recompiling etc...).  Most  
importantly, next week when your boss says "you need a new target",  
you're ready. ;)

Ter


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