Compiler Design
After 3 Big Hurdles: Why Recursive Descent Wins in 2025
Recursive descent parsing once faced major hurdles like left recursion, performance issues, and poor error handling. Discover why, in 2025, it has overcome these challenges to become the winning choice for modern compilers, DSLs, and tooling due to its readability and superior diagnostics.
Dr. Alistair Finch•
6 min read
