UNIX Time‐Sharing System: Language Development Tools

S. C. Johnson; M. E. Lesk

doi:10.1002/j.1538-7305.1978.tb02147.x

UNIX Time‐Sharing System: Language Development Tools

S. C. Johnson
, M. E. Lesk

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The development of new programs on the unix* system is facilitated by tools for language design and implementation. These are frequently program generators, compiling into C, which provide advanced algorithms in a convenient form, while not restraining the user to a preconceived set of jobs. Two of the most important such tools are Yacc, a generator of lalr(1) parsers, and Lex, a generator of regular expression recognizers using deterministic finite automata. They have been used in a wide variety of applications, including compilers, desk calculators, typesetting languages, and pattern processors.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2155-2175
Number of pages	21
Journal	Bell System Technical Journal
Volume	57
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1538-7305.1978.tb02147.x
State	Published - 1978
Externally published	Yes

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