Re:Dijkstra On the foolishness of "natural language programm...
by card_zero on Thursday April 03, 2025 @07:34PM
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The point is that Japanese has some word for kabuki, while English would have to borrow the word, or coin a new one, or indeed repurpose a word. Without a word, an English speaker would have to resort to a short essay every time the concept was needed, though in practice of course would coin a word quickly.
Hence jargon and formal logic, or something. And surfer slang and txtspk.
Hence jargon and formal logic, or something. And surfer slang and txtspk.