Re: Popularity of compiler tools, was LRgen

On Apr 6, 8:25 am, an...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Anton Ertl)
wrote:
> That seems to be a common problem for compiler tools.  I think there
> are several reasons for this:
>
> - There are many tools on offer, and not that many compilers being
>   developed (compared, to, say the relative numbers for compilers and
>   programs that use them).

I think this is the single biggest issue for parser generators: only a
very small pro****tion of developers are even potential users of a new
tool.  I made my own parser generator (http://www.canonware.com/
Parsing/) available over a year ago, and I was really surprised at how
little feedback I got.  In retrospect, the most telling feedback was
that most of the queries were about the fundamentals of parsing,
rather than the specifics of my parser generator.  So, the market for
parser generators is *tiny*.

Jason