Re: Tying & Overloading

[Edward Peschko]

On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 06:54:18PM -0700, Larry Wall wrote:
> Nick Ing-Simmons writes:
> : Larry Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> : >I think using overloading to write a parser is going to be a relic of
> : >Perl 5's limitations, not Perl 6's.
> : 
> : I am _NOT_ using overloading to write a parser. 
> : Parse::Yapp is just fine for writing parsers. I am trying to re-use
> : a parser that already exists - perl5's parser. 

Not trying to be pedantic or anything, but 'Parse::Yapp' is *not* the model to 
follow IMO if there is to be a generic parser tool made to create plug-in 
grammars.  I'm not sure of performance issues, but 'Parse::FastDescent' would 
be a better model for designing one. IMO, tons more flexible and easy to use.

Ed