Parsing algorithms

Recursive ascent parser

In computer science, recursive ascent parsing is a technique for implementing an LALR parser which uses mutually-recursive functions rather than tables. Thus, the parser is directly encoded in the host language similar to recursive descent. Direct encoding usually yields a parser which is faster than its table-driven equivalent for the same reason that compilation is faster than interpretation. It is also (nominally) possible to hand edit a recursive ascent parser, whereas a tabular implementation is nigh unreadable to the average human. Recursive ascent was first described by Thomas Pennello in his article "Very fast LR parsing". in 1986. He was not intending to create a hand-editable implementation of an LR parser, but rather a maintainable and efficient parser implemented in assembly language. The technique was later expounded upon by G.H. Roberts in 1988 as well as in an article by Leermakers, Augusteijn, Kruseman Aretz in 1992 in the journal Theoretical Computer Science. An extremely readable description of the technique was written by Morell and Middleton in 2003. A good exposition can also be found in a TOPLAS article by Sperber and Thiemann. Recursive ascent has also been merged with recursive descent, yielding a technique known as . This implementation technique is arguably easier to hand-edit due to the reduction in states and fact that some of these states are more intuitively top-down rather than bottom up. It can also yield some minimal performance improvements over conventional recursive ascent. (Wikipedia).

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Ex: Write a Recursive and Explicit Equation to Model Linear Growth

This video provides an basic example of how to determine a recursive and explicit equation to model linear growth given P_0 and P_1. http://mathispower4u.com

From playlist Linear, Exponential, and Logistic Growth: Recursive/Explicit

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Recursive Naive - Intro to Algorithms

This video is part of an online course, Intro to Algorithms. Check out the course here: https://www.udacity.com/course/cs215.

From playlist Introduction to Algorithms

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How to use the recursive formula to evaluate the first five terms

👉 Learn all about recursive sequences. Recursive form is a way of expressing sequences apart from the explicit form. In the recursive form of defining sequences, each term of a sequence is expressed in terms of the preceding term unlike in the explicit form where each term is expressed in

From playlist Sequences

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Java Recursion

Get the Code: http://goo.gl/S8GBL Welcome to my Java Recursion tutorial. In this video, I'm going to cover java recursion in 5 different ways. I figured if I show it using many different diagrams that it will make complete sense. A recursive method is just a method that calls itself. As

From playlist Java Algorithms

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Applying the recursive formula to a sequence to determine the first five terms

👉 Learn all about recursive sequences. Recursive form is a way of expressing sequences apart from the explicit form. In the recursive form of defining sequences, each term of a sequence is expressed in terms of the preceding term unlike in the explicit form where each term is expressed in

From playlist Sequences

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Compare Linear and Exponential Growth Using Recursive and Explicit Equations

This video explains the different between linear and exponential growth. Both recursive and explicit equations are discussed. Site: http://mathispower4u.com

From playlist Linear, Exponential, and Logistic Growth: Recursive/Explicit

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A Beginner's Guide to Recursion

Recursion has an intimidating reputation for being the advanced skill of coding sorcerers. But in this tutorial we look behind the curtain of this formidable technique to discover the simple ideas under it. Through live coding demos in the interactive shell, we'll answer the following que

From playlist Software Development

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Using the recursive formula to find the first four terms of a sequence

👉 Learn all about recursive sequences. Recursive form is a way of expressing sequences apart from the explicit form. In the recursive form of defining sequences, each term of a sequence is expressed in terms of the preceding term unlike in the explicit form where each term is expressed in

From playlist Sequences

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How to find the first four terms of a recursive formula

👉 Learn all about recursive sequences. Recursive form is a way of expressing sequences apart from the explicit form. In the recursive form of defining sequences, each term of a sequence is expressed in terms of the preceding term unlike in the explicit form where each term is expressed in

From playlist Sequences

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LoneStarRuby Conf 2008 - Grammar a BNF like Ruby DSL Parsing 960x368 by: Eric Mahurin

Grammar a BNF like Ruby DSL Parsing 960x368 by: Eric Mahurin Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/G13L/

From playlist Lone Star Ruby Conference 2008

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Writing a PEG Parser For Fun and Profit

Parsing Expression Grammars (PEGs) are a relatively new formalism for describing grammars suitable for automatically generating efficient parsers. I've become interested in using a PEG-generated parser as an alternative to CPython's nearly 30 year old "pgen" parser generator. This poses so

From playlist Python

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ElixirConf 2015 - The road to intellij-elixir 1.0.0 By Luke Imhoff

Learn how naively copying a grammar file from one parser generator to another won't work. Go back to the beginning and learn about lexers vs parsers, but discover that the power of interpolation changes the computational complexity and forces the lexer to be a push-down automata instead of

From playlist ElixirConf 2015

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jQuery Conference SF 2012 The UX of Language by Alex Sexton

There are 1 thing(s) that you have probably noticed about l10n and I18n in your JavaScript App(s). The sentences, even in english, are as ridiculous as the first one in this paragraph. Sure, you may be used to it, but it's a crappy user experience. There's lots you can do to make your data

From playlist jQuery Conference 2012 - San Francisco

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C9 Lectures: Dr. Erik Meijer - Functional Programming Fundamentals Chapter 8 of 13

We've kicked off C9 Lectures with a journey into the world of Functional Programming with functional language purist and high priest of the lambda calculus, Dr. Erik Meijer (you can thank Erik for many of the functional constructs that have shown up in languages like C# and VB.NET. When y

From playlist Haskell - Functional Programming Fundamentals (Dr. Erik Meijer )

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Parsing with Derivatives

(February 9, 2011) Matthew Might focuses on a new way to write parsers and how it will affect computer science in the future. Might discusses these parsers and overall language theory, to help explain how there is demand for better parsing tools and how computer science will be improved in

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Monadic Parsers at the Input Boundary

When reading a byte stream over the process I/O boundary, the first thing which everyone should do is to parse the byte stream with a monadic parser. The talk will discuss Processes and input byte streams. Monadic parsers. What they are and why they matter. The design and use of the pure

From playlist Functional Programming

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Parser and Lexer — How to Create a Compiler part 1/5 — Converting text into an Abstract Syntax Tree

In this tool-assisted education video I create a parser in C++ for a B-like programming language using GNU Bison. For the lexicographical analysis, a lexer is generated using re2c. This is part of a multi-episode series. In the next video, we will focus on optimization. Become a member:

From playlist Creating a Compiler

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R & Python - Parsing Part 1

Lecturer: Dr. Erin M. Buchanan Summer 2020 https://www.patreon.com/statisticsofdoom This video is part of my Natural Language Processing course. This video covers parsing, which is creating sentence structure for understanding meaning. You will learn both traditional constituency parsin

From playlist Natural Language Processing

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[Rust Programming] Crafting Interpreters: Day 4

In this video we continue to look at the Crafting Interpreters book, and learn how to port it to Rust. Since I'm a Rust beginner, the intent is that it will help me learn the language more in-depth than before. The book: https://craftinginterpreters.com/contents.html Today we finished ch

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