In a message dated 7/6/2009 11:46:18 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
stvrtg(a)gmail.com writes:
..if you dislike Lua, Python, etc. because they
aren't similar enough
to English, then Neil's offering: "PRINT THE NUMBER OF CHARACTERS
BEFORE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE
COLON CHARACTER IN THE..." makes the substantial point, in addition to
being esoterically funny.>>
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The reason BASIC was and still enjoys wide popularity is because it's
easier to learn.
The example does not make the substantial point because it veers so
strongly to the opposite end of the spectrum as to be unrelated to the argument
whatsoever. I never suggested that a language should *mimic* English (or a
bizarre type of hyper-English).
I welcome however, anyone who wants to actually conduct this argument, on
Earth.
Will Johnson
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