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On 8/6/14 6:17 PM, Dave Crocker wrote:

>> Maybe its just my age, but for me it remains the go-to tool for modest
>> grammars. It is very approachable - most people that have reason to
>> understand a formal syntax can pick up ABNF quickly. (The quoted strings
>> are the thing that seem most confusing.)
>
> I've no idea what you mean.  Having 40 years invested in ABNF has
> created no procrustean momentum with me at all.  I'm sure...

Perhaps your procrustean momentum has some other cause. :-)

My point was just that maybe the "youngsters" prefer something else. If 
so I don't know what it is.

Rather, I think the momentum is against specialized syntaxes and in 
favor of using XML. But, while XML has its place, I think it is used too 
much these days.

	Thanks,
	Paul

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