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Building Parsers With Java(TM) Review by William Gregory Youree
Great Book for Building a Compiler
Before reading the book I was unsure of where to start. We had a large language, similar to Java which we wanted to parse, and we wanted to do it without using a compiler-compiler. By changing the author's design slightly so that the parsers were singletons and only a single assembly was ever created, we were able to parse large and complex files very quickly. More importantly, the design is such that making changes to your language is a snap. This was a must for us since our language is still in flux. If you have any kind of language you need to parse, Java is your implementation language, and for whatever reason you cannot use a compiler-compiler, then this is the book for you. The author's code included with the book will get you on your feet and running quickly. If Java is not your implementation language then keep in mind that the patterns taught in this book will work in any Object-Oriented language. Thanks to this book we now have an a new programming language which we have open sourced. Five-stars, thanks so much for the great book!