Pratt parsing is a black box
It caught my attention that most of Pratt parsing tutorials that I've stumbled on spend almost all of their time explaining Pratt's algorithm and none explaining the properties behind Pratt that actually matter.
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A blog article explaining the important ideas and mindset behind Pratt parsing rather than its implementation details. Visit to learn why Pratt parsing focuses on token-centered semantic actions and how that simplifies parser design and extension.
- Registers semantic actions on terminals (nuds and leds)
- Avoids left-recursion and backtracking, so actions run once
- Makes grammar extension and macros easier via table-driven gaps
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