can i indulge someone in exploring the limits of k...
# kontributorsj
jimn
08/14/2017, 6:13 AMcan i indulge someone in exploring the limits of kotlin polymorphic syntax?
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yole
08/14/2017, 8:19 AMwhat do you mean by "polymorphic syntax"?
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jimn
08/14/2017, 8:57 AMlike boost spirit
jimn
08/14/2017, 8:58 AMto use kotlin operator overloading, infix, and lambda's to create grammar declarations without leaving the kotlin copmiler
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yole
08/14/2017, 9:00 AMsorry, I don't understand what you're after. the #kontributors channel is for discussing the implementation of Kotlin and contributing to the Kotlin project. if you'd like to implement a parser generator library in Kotlin, you're welcome to, but this is off-topic for this channel
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jimn
08/14/2017, 9:00 AMi have been perhaps spamming this cross-post a bit much today... but https://kotlinlang.slack.com/archives/C0B9K7EP2/p1502691426684025
jimn
08/14/2017, 9:01 AMi think boost spirit is a significant driver of the c++ std from its introduction in the mid-90's
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yole
08/14/2017, 9:01 AMthis might be, but what does this have to do with the topic of this channel?
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jimn
08/14/2017, 9:02 AMmy USECASE, is expressing a horn clause in the most terse Kotlin possible.
jimn
08/14/2017, 9:03 AMif it coincides with EBNF, that would be incredibly handy
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yole
08/14/2017, 9:03 AMok cool, so you want to use Kotlin and not to contribute to it
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jimn
08/14/2017, 9:04 AMim working on a parser library that could well change how kotlin users view kotlin's capabilities, i want to open up discussion, or at least learn the rationale for why I cannot attain a given usecase or suggest "polymorphic syntax" flexibilities
jimn
08/14/2017, 9:07 AMi spent about 10 years honing sun.misc.unsafe means to an end using a lot of c-like syntax. my experience in this regard is quite unique to anyone you'll find in here. I'm interested in using Kotlin, but if you want to pigeon hole contributions to a narrow filter of what is and isn't on-=topic, I'll keep it to myself
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yole
08/14/2017, 9:17 AMwe'd be really happy to see your contributions to the Kotlin ecosystem in general. however, this specific channel is about contributing specifically to the Kotlin compiler and the standard library. and at this time we have no plans to change the implementation of the parser used in the Kotlin compiler or to include a parser generator library into the Kotlin standard library
yole
08/14/2017, 9:17 AMdiscussing your project in #general is very much welcome and on-topic
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