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Diagram showing Markdown text being transformed through lexer tokens into an abstract syntax tree and rendered HTML

Building a Markdown Parser from Scratch in TypeScript

Build a Markdown parser step by step — lexical analysis, AST construction and HTML rendering — to understand how text processing engines work inside.

Apr 6, 2023·5 min read

Terminal output showing custom ESLint rule catching a team-specific code pattern violation with auto-fix suggestion

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Building a Custom ESLint Plugin

How to build custom ESLint rules for your team's conventions: AST selectors, rule testing, auto-fixers and publishing a shared plugin.

Dec 5, 2022·4 min read

Diagram showing source code flowing through lexer, parser, AST, and code generator stages of a compiler pipeline

Engineering

Understanding Compiler Design for Better Code

A developer-friendly introduction to compiler fundamentals: lexing, parsing, ASTs and code generation, with examples that make you a better programmer.

Oct 25, 2022·4 min read

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