I'm feeling stupid today

katachtig

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I need to write this program for Monday to parse through some files. I've been trying to read up on parsing but none of it is registering
. It just isn't making any sense. This is crystal clear, right? While essential, the ability to perform substitutions is far from adequate by itself. This is where the control mechanism enters. The control mechanism basically controls what substitutions will be made by dictating what information is provided to the NDA.


Instead I keep coming onto TCS.

I guess I can go start dinner and feed cats. I think I can still do that.
 

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well, I tried to make sense of that, but my eyes started closing and my mind drifting about halfway through.
 

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Originally Posted by pushylady

well, I tried to make sense of that, but my eyes started closing and my mind drifting about halfway through.
not the weekend for working - i keep putting my 'homework' off too... I need to write and design a brochure by wednesday
 

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Just the word parse (in computer lingo) is confusing enough!

"Parsing is a very important part of many computer science disciplines. For example, compilers must parse source code to be able to translate it into object code. Likewise, any application that processes complex commands must be able to parse the commands. This includes virtually all end-user applications.

Parsing is often divided into lexical analysis and semantic parsing. Lexical analysis concentrates on dividing strings into components, called tokens, based on punctuation and other keys. Semantic parsing then attempts to determine the meaning of the string." -pcwebopedia
 
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Originally Posted by yayi

Just the word parse (in computer lingo) is confusing enough!

"Parsing is a very important part of many computer science disciplines. For example, compilers must parse source code to be able to translate it into object code. Likewise, any application that processes complex commands must be able to parse the commands. This includes virtually all end-user applications.

Parsing is often divided into lexical analysis and semantic parsing. Lexical analysis concentrates on dividing strings into components, called tokens, based on punctuation and other keys. Semantic parsing then attempts to determine the meaning of the string." -pcwebopedia
 
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