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Feb 6, 2018 at 08:23
Implementing an RPN macro in Rust: https://blog.cloudflare.com/writing-complex-macros-in-rust-reverse-polish-notation/ (includes a really useful section on robust macros that produce good error messages)
Writing complex macros in Rust: Reverse Polish Notation
Among other interesting features, Rust has a powerful macro system. Unfortunately, even after reading The Book and various tutorials, when it came to trying to implement a macro which involved processing complex lists of different elements, I still struggled to understand how it should be done.

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Microsoft is writing a PHP parser that handles error recovery well, and the internals docs are really accessible. It includes a discussion of handling trivia and even some sample parsing code.
tolerant-php-parser/docs/HowItWorks.md at main · microsoft/tolerant-php-parser
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An early-stage PHP parser designed for IDE usage scenarios. - microsoft/tolerant-php-parser