Contract Editorflagship
A markup language and Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for drafting contracts. This project presents an alternative to the 'WYSIWYG' word-processing format. Here, contract terms are expressed in a structured syntax that is readable to humans, but formal enough for software to parse, validate, and render consistently. Under the hood, the markup language (otherwise known as the 'formal grammar') uses a parser and compiler to turn plain text into structured output such as HTML and XML. Essentially, this project is an attempt to treat contract drafting more like working with source code: clauses can be expressed in a predictable syntax, checked for structural errors, and transformed into cleaner downstream representations. The IDE supports this by providing in interactive drafting experience with many QOL features (incl., native cross-references, embedded defined terms, syntax highlighting, 'IntelliSense', automatic TOC, etc). For more information on markup languages, see my blog: https://www.johnnaoom.com/blogs/20250425%20A%20markup%20syntax%20for%20lawyers
