Timeline for Some terminologies in Wirth's book and the satisfying of deterministic algorithm
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| Oct 29, 2017 at 21:49 | comment | added | Yuval Filmus | @EddieDorphy Yes, that's the meaning of lookahead. | |
| Oct 29, 2017 at 16:04 | comment | added | Eddie Dorphy | When you say "lookahead" ..does it mean taking a decision based on the next symbol (or next few symbols ) ? | |
| Oct 28, 2017 at 19:28 | comment | added | Yuval Filmus | Parsing is about understanding the structure of a text according to the rules of syntax. When you parse a C program, you don't just check that it conforms to the syntax – you construct a parse tree. | |
| Oct 28, 2017 at 17:34 | comment | added | Eddie Dorphy | By definition parsing is about verifying the conformity to established rules of syntax right ? So if we encounter "b" as the first symbol ,irrespective of whether the next symbol is going to be a blank string or "a" , we will be still knowing that the statement (or expression or line of code ) has a valid syntax ,so why to be bothered about which prod to choose . Isn't it so ? | |
| Sep 23, 2017 at 6:56 | comment | added | Yuval Filmus | Never heard of it. I'm not an expert on textbooks. | |
| Sep 23, 2017 at 6:56 | comment | added | Eddie Dorphy | Thanks a lot .what about kastens ? | |
| Sep 23, 2017 at 6:54 | comment | added | Yuval Filmus | The definition is pretty standard. I bet you can find it in the "dragon" book. Unfortunately textbooks tend not to be freely available, but you can find them on libraries. | |
| Sep 23, 2017 at 6:52 | comment | added | Eddie Dorphy | Where can I find the definition of start symbok that you have quoted in your anser ? | |
| Sep 23, 2017 at 6:50 | comment | added | Eddie Dorphy | Would I be right if i say that the pre-requisites haven't been arranged in a proper sequence , like , it comes up with few things which requires prior explanation which are missing ? Any suggestions for other books ? A one that is legally available for free in pdf format will be nice . | |
| Sep 23, 2017 at 6:43 | comment | added | Yuval Filmus | Wirth's book is really old fashioned. Pick up a more recent one. | |
| Sep 23, 2017 at 6:42 | comment | added | Eddie Dorphy | Thanks a lot for your reply . Any material that you can suggest for learning about this topic ? | |
| Sep 22, 2017 at 21:20 | history | answered | Yuval Filmus | CC BY-SA 3.0 |