Re:Computers are for humans
by moistgorilla on Friday May 18, 2012 @01:07PM
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My definition of programming is just a definition that is capable of describing every programming language I've seen. If programming is not giving commands to a computer then what is it?
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Re:Computers are for humans
by georgieporgie on Friday May 18, 2012 @01:20PM
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Is typing 'dir' or 'ls' at a command prompt programming? Am I programming if I double-click on a folder or enter a web page URL?
I'd argue yes.
Microsoft Word is a domain specific language for formatting documents. Just because you can't create an OS with it doesn't mean you aren't telling a computer what to do using gestures and keystrokes that you had to learn first.
Every day user tasks are just very high level programming, with limited power compared to general purpose languages.