Most production compilers still depend on recursive descent because (a) it isn't...

seanmcdirmid on June 2, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: “Statements and State”, the next chapter ...

Most production compilers still depend on recursive descent because (a) it isn't that much harder compared to the generative approach, and (b) it is the best way to work in real error recovery or to support IDE services.