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Life & fun · July 30, 2018

Owl, a new kind of parser generator

A parser generator for visibly pushdown languages. - ianh/owl

Owl, a new kind of parser generator launched on July 30, 2018 with 156 votes, #161 of 2,673 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

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In plain words

Owl is a parser generator that offers a new approach to building parsers. It is designed for developers who need to process and analyze structured data or code. The tool stands out by providing an alternative method to traditional parser generation, making it useful for those working on compilers, interpreters, or data processing applications.

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