On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 4:59:12 AM UTC-3, Robin Powell wrote:
In the age of ubiquitous internet, I feel that the entire Formal
Grammars chapter simply doesn't belong in a printed book.
Does anyone disagree?
At more than 100 pages (more than 10% of page count) in the current build, it adds a lot weight but does not offer proportionate value. Which is to say, I agree. It's not likely to serve readers who aren't conversant in formal grammars, whereas those who are familiar with such things may not find the print format readable: I know I don't.
I agree with v4hn that the EBNF grammar is worth more consideration than the YACC grammar, but mostly because at only 20 pages it is less burdensome, and not because I think print is ultimately a dignified or useful format for it.