[ANN] The Beaver Parser Generator v0.9.0

From: Alexander Demenchuk (alder_at_softanvil.com)
Date: 12/18/03

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    Beaver is a LALR(1) parser generator. It takes a context free grammar
    as an input and converts it into a Java class that implements a parser
    for the specified language.

    Beaver is similar to CUP and other LALR parser generators, yet it has
    several important differences:
    - it is very fast (almost 5 times faster than CUP, probably as fast as
       a LALR Java parser can get due to the use of perfectly hashed action
       tables)
    - it uses some EBNF notations in grammar syntax to allow more compact
       specifications
    - it is implemented to allow multiple parser instances to work in
       parallel
    - its instances can be reused
    - it can be easily integrated in a development environment

    Beaver's home is at http://beaver.sourceforge.net

    Enjoy

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