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What do you think programming languages are standing upon if not math? Many do, especially in academia, but quite a few seem to be standing on a combination of
by kd0amg 9y ago
What do you think programming languages are standing upon if not math?
Many do, especially in academia, but quite a few seem to be standing on a combination of "this looks like it'll do what I want" and "this interpreter is the spec."
- marktangotango 9y agoIndeed, It's almost as if the gp has never seen cobol or early fortran. Zero theoretical basis for either of those very popular languages (for their time).