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Constructing Fast Lexical Analyzers with RE/flex - Why Another Scanner Generator?

by Robert van Engelen

RE/flex for C++

GLR Parsing in C#: How to Use The Most Powerful Parsing Algorithm Known

by honey the codewitch

A crash course in GLR parsing which can be used to parse highly ambiguous grammars

Lex: An Optimizing Compiler for Regular Expressions

by honey the codewitch

A Pike virtual machine and optimizing compiler for regular expressions using an NFA engine

FA: A Unicode Automata and Regular Expression Engine

by honey the codewitch

Add non-backtracking fast DFA regular expression and finite state automata to your projects

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Visual FA Part 5: Real World Lexing Example w/ JSON

by honey the codewitch

Implementing a simple JSON parser with Visual FA

Writing a Lexical Analyzer for SQL in C#

by Nicolas DESCARTES

How to write a lexical analyzer for SQL?

Rolex: Unicode Enabled Lexer Generator in C#

by honey the codewitch

Generate fast, easy to use lexers/scanners in major .NET languages

Diet JSON and a Coke: An Exploration of Incredibly Efficient JSON Processing

by honey the codewitch

Highly efficient access to JSON data sources and selective bulk loading JSON on any platform using a new JSON paradigm

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Lexical

Constructing Fast Lexical Analyzers with RE/flex - Why Another Scanner Generator?

30 Apr 2020 by Robert van Engelen

RE/flex for C++

GLR Parsing in C#: How to Use The Most Powerful Parsing Algorithm Known

18 Feb 2020 by honey the codewitch

A crash course in GLR parsing which can be used to parse highly ambiguous grammars

Lex: An Optimizing Compiler for Regular Expressions

3 Feb 2020 by honey the codewitch

A Pike virtual machine and optimizing compiler for regular expressions using an NFA engine

code-generation

regular-expression

FA: A Unicode Automata and Regular Expression Engine

1 Feb 2020 by honey the codewitch

Add non-backtracking fast DFA regular expression and finite state automata to your projects

regular-expression

Pck: Code Roundup and Quick Start Guide

20 Aug 2019 by honey the codewitch

Using PCK to create grammars, parsers and tokenizers for C# and other .NET languages

Glory: A GLR Parser Generator for .NET

22 Feb 2020 by honey the codewitch

Glory can parse virtually anything, even natural language. Add powerful parsers to your projects. Parse languages like C# or incorporate human language parsing with your AI code.

code-generation

Big JSON on the Arduino: Parse Huge Data on a Tiny Device

11 Dec 2020 by honey the codewitch

Streaming your data and parsing on the go with tiny gadgets

Visual FA Part 5: Real World Lexing Example w/ JSON

N 14 Apr 2024 by honey the codewitch

Implementing a simple JSON parser with Visual FA

Writing a Lexical Analyzer for SQL in C#

11 Jan 2024 by Nicolas DESCARTES

How to write a lexical analyzer for SQL?

Rolex (Interim Release 0.4): A Lexer Generator in C#

31 Jan 2020 by honey the codewitch

Add fast scanners/tokenizers to your C# project

code-generation

regular-expression

Parse Anything with Parsley: A Different Approach

31 Dec 2019 by honey the codewitch

Use the Parsley compositional parser generator to parse a complicated grammar with backtracking.

Lexly: A Little Bytecode Programmable Lexer/Generator

19 Jan 2020 by honey the codewitch

A completely programmable lexer/tokenizer/scanner generator in C# using a Pike Virtual Machine

Rolex: Unicode Enabled Lexer Generator in C#

20 Nov 2023 by honey the codewitch

Generate fast, easy to use lexers/scanners in major .NET languages

code-generation

regular-expression

Pck: The Parser Construction Kit

6 Aug 2019 by honey the codewitch

A parser generator and unification system for different parsing tools

Parsley: A Recursive Descent Parser Generator in C#

9 Jan 2020 by honey the codewitch

Generate powerful, maintainable parsers in most major .NET languages using a friendly grammar format

code-generation

Diet JSON and a Coke: An Exploration of Incredibly Efficient JSON Processing

22 Dec 2020 by honey the codewitch

Highly efficient access to JSON data sources and selective bulk loading JSON on any platform using a new JSON paradigm

LexContext: A Streamlined Cursor Over a Text Input

17 Jan 2020 by honey the codewitch

Manage location tracking, lifetime, error reporting and basic parsing/lexing with this simple class

How to Build a Recursive Descent Parser

14 Mar 2020 by honey the codewitch

Learn how to implement recursive descent parsers, with examples for JSON and an integer expression evaluator