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Re: LALR

From:
Chip Salzenberg
Date:
July 24, 2000 19:11
Subject:
Re: LALR
Message ID:
20000724191109.F488@perlsupport.com
According to Dan Sugalski:
> Embeddability's also orthogonal to any syntax issues.

Well, almost.  A simpler language will, in general, have a smaller and
faster parser, thus causing a smaller impact.  But I wouldn't sweat
this as a practical issue.  Considering Moore's Law and the planned
release date of Perl 6, I don't think we should obsess over the size
of perly.o.
-- 
Chip Salzenberg              - a.k.a. -              <chip@valinux.com>
"I wanted to play hopscotch with the impenetrable mystery of existence,
    but he stepped in a wormhole and had to go in early."  // MST3K

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