"A recursive-descent parser consists of a series of functions, usually one for each grammar rule. Such parsers are easy to write, and are reasonably efficient, as long as the grammar is “prefix-heavy”; that is, that it’s usually sufficient to look at a token at the beginning of a construct to figure out what parser function to call. For example, if you’re parsing Python code, you can identify most statements simply by looking at the first token."

"The best source for breaking this myth is Jack Crenshaw's series, Let's Write a Compiler!, which started in 1988. This is one of those gems of technical writing where what's assumed to be a complex topic ends up being suitable for a first year programming class. He focuses on compilers of the Turbo Pascal class: single pass, parsing and code generation are intermingled, and only the most basic of optimizations are applied to the resulting code. The original tutorials used Pascal as the implementation language, but there's a C version out there, too. If you're truly adventurous, Marcel Hendrix has done a Forth translation (and as Forth is an interactive language, it's easier to experiment with and understand than the C or Pascal sources). "

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"Lisp is a big and deep language. This quickstart is only intended to get you introduced to very basic concepts in Lisp, not any of the really cool stuff Lisp does. As such it's geared to how to do C in Lisp, not good functional style (no closures, no macros). It's enough to get you up to speed so you can more easily understand a good book (ANSI Common Lisp, etc.) The quickstart also does not teach many functions -- you'll need to root around in the ANSI Common Lisp index and play with some of the functions there. The quickstart also shows you how to manipulate the command line, and to load and compile files. "

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