Meta II a syntax-oriented compiler writing language (1964)

Meta II a syntax-oriented compiler writing language (1964)(dl.acm.org)

29 points by begoon 1 year ago | 4 comments

nickpsecurity 1 year ago |

Previous submission:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13039981

wduquette 1 year ago |

Yacc-ety Yacc.

pjmlp 1 year ago | |

A decade before yacc was even an idea, or the events that eventually made UNIX.

A fine example of systems programming, e.g. compiler writing, in high level languages, before the myth of C making it all possible.

wduquette 1 year ago | | |

I wasn't disparaging Meta II; just noting that it was evidently the first precursor of something we all take for granted. And also, I'd just happened to hear the old rock'n'roll song Yakety-Yak.