Parsers don't have to be complicated
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The author describes their experience with parsing: using a parser generator like Lemon produced hard-to-read code, while ad-hoc hand-written parsers were repetitive and bug-prone. They wanted a middle ground—small, reusable primitives that handle common scanning tasks without generators or heavy dependencies.