Building a separate parser and lexer for Julia code separate from the main one strikes me as a bad idea. The way to improve syntax checking is to improve the error messaging of the main Julia parser, not to build a separate tool. That project should probably be reworded or perhaps removed.
On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 9:33 AM, Siddhant Jain <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello everyone, > > This in regard to the 'Syntax Checker' project that has been mentioned on > the ideas page. > > I really like the idea and would like to work more on it. I am currently > working on a semester long project to develop a compiler independently and > hence have an idea as to what goes into making a lexer and parser.I believe > that is what we need here? Am I interpreting the project correctly? > > Can I be given a few warm-up tasks before I write my application? I tried > to look for any related up-for-grab tasks on github but couldn't find any. > > > Any other details that can be shared about this project? > > I apologise for not reaching out earlier. University Mid terms were badly > timed. > > > I hope I can still make a contribution. > > Thank you! > > - > > Siddhant Jain > Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani [India] >
