Huh? Is ABNF a "natural language"? Is the Go language spec a "natural language"?

auggierose · 2025-06-08T21:42:53 1749418973

How is ABNF itself specified? Yes, via natural language. And the Go language spec is written in natural language, too, you can check for yourself: https://go.dev/ref/spec

kiitos · 2025-06-08T21:52:34 1749419554

ABNF itself is specified with a well-defined grammar and syntax...

auggierose · 2025-06-09T09:05:35 1749459935

Yes, but the spec is still done in natural language: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5234

Just like any other RFC.