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Saša Jurić - Parsing from first principles - WebCamp Zagreb 2019

Sasa Juric explains how to parse a language from first principles without regexes, live-coding a simple parser combinator library in Elixir. It was given at WebCamp Zagreb 2019.

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters recommend it as a clear, dense hour on parsers and parser combinators that holds the audience.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
WebCamp Zagreb
Topic
parser combinators
Format
talk
Level
intermediate
HN recommenders in dataset
3
HN mentions in dataset
3
Recommendation years in dataset
2019–2021

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From the original HN conversations

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  • +1 for both talks Saša Jurić is fantastic at condensing lots of information in a 1 hour talk without losing the audience, he gave another great talk this year called Parsing from first principles ( [VIDEO] ).

    muhic on Hacker News · 2019-12
    In Ask HN: Best Talks of 2019?
  • Parsing from first principles by Saša Jurić [0] is a good video on writing parser combinator in Elixir. [0] [VIDEO]

    anarchyrucks on Hacker News · 2020-05
    In What's in a Parser Combinator? (2016)
  • This is a good article. Especially in that it talks a little bit about error handling which does not feel like a strength of NimbleParsec. Another good resource is this talk by Saša Jurić on Parsing from First Principles ( [VIDEO] ) where he talks …

    sandbags on Hacker News · 2021-04
    In Parser Combinators in Elixir

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