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> ANTLR uses an algorithm [...] called ALL.

Why is the tool called ANTLR if it uses an LL algorithm? Did earlier versions use LR, or is it just a confusing name?

I think officially it is "ANother Tool for Language Recognition", unofficially it is "Anti LR", which usually is the mindset of ANTLR adherents.

Do they have a reason for this? I have written small LL and LR parsers and the latter seem to make much more sense to me.