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Re:Linguistics and Programming Languages by rumcajz on Monday July 17, 2017 @03:16PM (#14791503)
When it comes to book recommendations I would recommend Umberto Eco's The Search for the Perfect Language.
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Re:Linguistics and Programming Languages by throwaway7645 on Monday July 17, 2017 @05:25PM (#14792394)
Speaking of Larry Wall (creator of Perl) above, "the search for the perfect language" is his favorite book I believe.
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