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FORTRAN Is A Good Example Of A Language Which Is Easier To Parse Using Ad Hoc Techniques.
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FORTRAN is a good example of a language
which is easier to parse using ad hoc techniques.
-- D. Gries
[What's good about it? Ed.]
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