Vadim Zaytsev
aka @
grammarware
GraSs
: A Taxonomy of Grammar Smells (5 in the selected group)
Organisation
global problems
Navigation
problems with navigating through the grammar
Structure
harmful relationships among grammar components
Convention
violations of visual policies
Notation
metalanguage-related
Parsing
parsing techniques related smells
Duplication
the same fragment is repeated
Misformat
misleading formatting
Misnomer
problems with naming policies
SayMyName
a misspelling or improper use of the natural language
ZigZag
mixing horizontal and vertical styles
Splat
nonterminal fragments scattered over the grammar
The GraSs taxonomy is a
joint effort
maintained by
Dr. Vadim Zaytsev
a.k.a. @
grammarware
. Page last updated in March 2021.