BNF Was Here: What Have We Done About the Unnecessary Notation Diversity (2011) [pdf]

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  • dogma

    Dogma: A modernized metalanguage with better expressiveness and binary grammar support (by kstenerud)

  • The diversity of notations stems from the fact that the current BNF notations are always lacking in something fundamental that each use case needs.

    For me, the breaking point came in trying to describe binary formats. I eventually had to come up with my own: https://github.com/kstenerud/dogma

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