[comp.lang.perl] Syntax of Perl

worley@compass.com (Dale Worley) (06/27/90)

Larry sez:
    But the syntax isn't all that
    much more complicated than C, certainly not more than about twice as
    complicated.  I personally think C's syntax is a little too simple (heresy!)
    for certain kinds of problems [...]

If you think the syntax of C is simple, just try writing an LALR(1)
grammar for ANSI C declarators.  Yuck!!!  (Don't forget to allow
typedef names to be redeclared in the right places -- that's what
makes it "fun".)

Dale Worley		Compass, Inc.			worley@compass.com
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