"Tree-sitter - a new parsing system for programming tools" by Max Brunsfeld
Strange Loop Conference · 4 HN recommendations
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Max Brunsfeld introduces Tree-sitter, a parsing system for developer tools that offers incremental parsing and robust error recovery through a uniform C API. The talk explains the design, based on LR extended to GLR parsing.
Why HN recommends it: HN points to it as the best explanation of tree-sitter's design choices and as an accessible introduction to parser generators.
“Highly recommend Max Brunsfield's strange loop talk if you want to learn more about the design choices behind tree-sitter” Read on HN ↗