Parser combinators, explained

Nice walkthrough of parser combinators. Once they click, regex feels like a crime.

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Quiet Fern · 14 likes

my experience with parser combinators was mostly positive, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it yet

lol this is too accurate

Thanks, that actually helped a lot

As an enthusiast I'm just happy to see parser combinators getting attention, hope it keeps going

i'd pay good money to see you debate with my boss

Isha Menon · 9 likes

parser combinators will be boring in a year and everybody will use it anyway lol

Same here, had teh exact same experience

funny how parser combinators comes up right when I was arguing about it with my coworker

Can you share more details? Would love to try it

Cian Kelly · 2 likes

I work with this stuff daily and parser combinators is not as simple as teh headline makes it sound

Thanks, that actually helped a lot

Underrated take: parser combinators matters more for small teams than big companies

lol this is too accurate

This. Exactly this

Nour Ali · 0 likes

Tried something similar last month, the practical results were mixed. Setup was ok but edge cases killed me

Underrated comment right here

Jisoo Park · 0 likes

teh real question with parser combinators is who maintains it in two years

This. Exactly this

cost matters a lot here, parser combinators only makes sense if the numbers actually work out at scale

thanks, that actually helped a lot