[xtext-dev] Why not use antlr directly

[xtext-dev] Why not use antlr directly

From: Chen Rui <chenruis@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:24:25 +0800
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Does the xtext language has the same description ability like antlr?

Can I develop a IDE for a language like C/C++, what's the shortcomings?

Thank you!

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Chen Rui