parsing APL, even a restricted subset, turns out to be much harder than expected

the parsing part of tinyapl might have to wait some more

@RubenVerg I recommend studying the Bunda-Gerth parser included in the dfns workspace (dfns.dyalog.com/n_parse.htm). It's an intuitive approach to parsing APL. A reasonably complete 'grammar' for Dyalog is here: dfns.dyalog.com/s_parse.htm and the orgiginal B-G paper here: dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/384283.801081

If you're interested in implementing it it not-APL, I wrote a Python version here: github.com/xpqz/numpapl/blob/main/apl.py

ngn-apl takes a more traditional recursive decent approach (github.com/abrudz/ngn-apl) which is clean and also ok to follow.

ivy's parser (github.com/robpike/ivy) is also a good resource.

@xpqz this doens't seem to exist

thanks for everythine else though! i better go study :)

@RubenVerg Try now -- apparently, I'd left it private.

The parser should be complete, although the interpreter itself is only half-baked.

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@Lapwing482 Check out aplcart.info/?q=dfns%20graph but also Aaron Hsu's work, e.g.