Sequel to C99 EBNF Gramamr: POSIX AWK EBNF Grammar (gist.github.com)
from ChubakPDP11@programming.dev to programming@programming.dev on 10 Mar 2024 08:56
https://programming.dev/post/11272039

A good amount of people liked my C99 EBNF grammar. I was defining grammars for most of today because you can’t really blindly make a language, and you need a grammar to be there, even if the language exists and has dozens of implementations. As it happens, I have a couple of AWK-related projects, AWK2c and Squawk (people from Le Reddit may remember this one) so I defined AWK grammar as well.

Both Squawk and AWK2c have a considerable amount written. Squawk is in C and AWK2c is in OCaml. Tell me if you wish to see them, I don’t see a reason to remote them yet.

Thanks.

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otl@apubtest2.srcbeat.com on 11 Mar 2024 03:59 collapse
Interesting, thanks for putting the time in! I love awk and its Unix roots. This question might not make any sense but I'm curious! What are some of your favourite languages based on their EBNF grammar alone?
ChubakPDP11@programming.dev on 11 Mar 2024 16:25 collapse

I think any ML-based lanuage takes the cake. Like SML, OCaml, etc. These languages are really fluid.

I think Rust would look ‘good’ if there was an EBNF grammar for it but all there is are the psuedo-EBNF notations in the specs.