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| The Hardest Program I've Ever Written (journal.stuffwithstuff.com) | ||
| recommended by 1 user | 2015 | 242 points by skybrian | compilers | original thread | | ||
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| justinator Oct 7, 2015 | on: Larry Wall Unveils Perl 6.0.0 | context |
There was a very interesting submission to HN on why code formatting utilities aren't easy things to write, [0] called, The Hardest Program I've Ever Written [1]
The code of Perl Tidy at least looks pretty good! [2]. Perhaps there's a reason why PPI isn't used, that I'm not famliar with, other than - as you say, it predates it. Perl::Critic uses PPI, yes?
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10195091
[1] http://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2015/09/08/the-hardest-pro...
[2] https://metacpan.org/source/SHANCOCK/Perl-Tidy-20150815/lib/...