Compilers, Python

Getting Started with ANTLR for Python

Jason / February 8, 2021

ANTLR is a compiler writing tool, similar Lex/Yacc or Flex/Bison but much more capable, modern, and generally less frustrating. I am currently reading through The Definitive ANTLR 4 Reference by ANTLR’s creator, Terence Parr. It’s a wonderful reasource on the workings and usage of ANTLR, but it’s written in Java – one of my least favorite languages. Thankfully ANTLR targets multiple languages, so I figured I’d follow along in Python – also one of my least favorite languages. read more

General

Relearning Calculus

Jason / February 4, 2021

I graduated college in December of 2005, but my last math class was a year and a half earlier when I took Calculus III over the first summer 2004 term. As of the time of this writing that is just over 16 years, 7 months since I’ve last used a large portion of what I learned in Calculus III. read more