Parser Quotes

There are probably better ways to do that, but it would make the parser more complex. I do, occasionally, struggle feebly against complexity... (Larry Wall)
I'm sure that that could be indented more readably, but I'm scared of the awk parser. View quote
Larry Wall
Writing a really general parser is a major but different undertaking, by far the hardest points being sensitivity to context and resolution of ambiguity. View quote
Graham Nelson