The Wikipedia page does a good enough job. It shouldn't take more than 1-3 pages, it's a fairly simple concept. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backus%E2%80%93Na

The Wikipedia page does a good enough job. It shouldn't take more than 1-3 pages, it's a fairly simple concept. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backus%E2%80%93Naur_Form#Example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backus%E2%80%93Naur_Form#Examp... I stumbled into compilers by accidentally buying the Dragon book as a teen. BNF part I got through fairly quickly.