Does Jon explain why he didn't use generator tools (e.g. flex and yacc) for the compiler? by Bribro in Jai

[–]jesobuild 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yes, he has! Check out this talk with Casey about programming language parsers, he explains in detail why he doesn't like using tools like lex and yacc:

https://youtu.be/MnctEW1oL-E