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Funny, I don't understand the only one that sort of applies to me: "Syntax is the Maya of programming".

• rntz 16y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_(illusion) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_(illusion) I'm not sure which part you didn't understand; this is my best guess. I believe the author is trying to say that syntax is a superficial appearance, and not relevant to - indeed, a distraction from - understanding the true beauty or ugliness, utility or disutility, of the concepts embodied in a language.
  • aerique 16y ago
    At first I didn't understand the whole paragraph (I had just woken up :-) ) and then it was just the Maya part. I didn't understand his use of Maya. Thanks for the explanation. It seems the author and I have got a similar view on syntax (how can we not since we both seems to admire Alan Perlis!).
• kunjaan 16y ago
  "Syntax is the Viet Nam of programming languages" - Matthias Felleisen.