Vadim Zaytsev
aka @
grammarware
GraSs
: A Taxonomy of Grammar Smells (8 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
Underuse
inferior substitutes are used instead of an available feature
Overspec
the same constraint specified through several means
Priorities
not present or circular
Singleton
trivial choice, sequence or conjunction
Combo
double modifier creates an ambiguity
Chant
comments cover up bad code
Deprecated
the use of a feature that is no longer welcome
Exotic
too idiosyncratic notational features decrease portability
The GraSs taxonomy is a
joint effort
maintained by
Dr. Vadim Zaytsev
a.k.a. @
grammarware
. Page last updated in March 2021.
