# Re: Where to start in parsing?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-where-to-start-in-parsing/108189>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 29, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-where-to-start-in-parsing/108189 "2007-06-29T21:31:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-where-to-start-in-parsing/108189/1 "2007-06-29T21:31:13Z")

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> I want to start learning to parse, so naturally I go to Goolge. But  
> of course, I got a lot of XML and stuff like that and that’s really  
> not what I’m looking for (I think). So where do I start?

If you are serious about real parsing (e.g. to the point where you can  
write  
a compiler) then invest in a book. “Compilers: Principles, Techniques  
and  
Tools” by Aho, Sethi and Ullman is a classic text.