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From: Nick LaForge <nicklaforge@gmail.com>
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Are you certain you want to use Lex?  If no, you may like this
fascinating and instructive lecture by Rob Pike, which solves a lexing
problem using Golang: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxaD_trXwRE

If you have "The Unix Programming Environment" handy, you will also
find a lucid tutorial of Lex and Yacc both (in the later chapters).

Nick

On 2/27/12, arnold@skeeve.com <arnold@skeeve.com> wrote:
> O'Reilly's "lex & yacc" is somewhat more user-friendly a reference than
> the dragon book, although the latter certainly has its value. :-)
>
> Arnold
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>