Re: Interested in Formal Methods

[Jason S. Moore]

On Mon, 4 Dec 2000 18:14:13 -0800 (PST)
a hafiz <qdomino@yahoo.com> wrote:

> >Since BNF came into use, how much compiler syntax is specified in
Ebglish,
> >or with boxes and labels?
> 
> umm what's BNF again? and i'm not sure what you're talking about here,
> but you don't have to explain.
> 
> hafiz.
> 

Backus-Naur Form, a way to specify context free grammars, as opposed
to context sensitive grammars. And yes, some people still use "boxes and
labels", they claim that the information presented is still the same, and
they're right too.

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