I tried to find a good quote to summarize, but really, it&#x27;s probably just worth reading the &quot;Motivation&quot; section of the guide[0], if your question is asked in good faith.<p>Note also that Ragel isn&#x27;t some new-fangled thing. It was first released in January of 2002, and is very mature.<p>[0]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.colm.net&#x2F;files&#x2F;ragel&#x2F;ragel-guide-6.9.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.colm.net&#x2F;files&#x2F;ragel&#x2F;ragel-guide-6.9.pdf</a>