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Re:If I were to invent a programming language for the 21st c... by hazz99 on Saturday November 17, 2018 @03:40PM (#18477276)
Ada has a lot of syntax, but also gains a lot in terms of functionality (and arguably readability, but I disagree) for those extra characters.

Syntax for the sake of syntax is pointless, imo. Obviously there's a balance here - APL and Applescript both suffer from either extreme.

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Re:If I were to invent a programming language for the 21st c... by fiddlerwoaroof on Saturday November 17, 2018 @06:14PM (#18477910)
I have a suspicion that something like APL is only a problem as far as the learning curve is concerned. For example, the syntax of advanced mathematics is nearly illegible to me but, for a physicist or mathematician who does this every day, it's the most efficient way of communicating information.
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