Re: syntax complexity

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Hello Compiler Experts!

Scenario: you have a language that has a BNF. You write a statement in the language. It is a relatively simple, basic statement. The statement conforms to the BNF. To show its conformance, you write the derivation of the statement. Surprisingly, deriving the statement takes many, many rules. Does that signify that the language's syntax is too complex?

/Roger

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