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Surely you could make that argument about text other than source code? Why write scripts for television shows instead of using computers to make diagrams of th
by sevensor 9y ago
Surely you could make that argument about text other than source code? Why write scripts for television shows instead of using computers to make diagrams of the plot? Why put words in instruction manuals instead of cartoon pictures showing how to use the item? (Granted, that works for Ikea.) Why use textbooks for instruction when you could videotape the lectures instead? For any application where there's an alternative, even a popular one, text endures.
- miguelrochefort 9y agoI make the case for all of them. I'm convinced that natural language is humanity's bottleneck and should be replaced if we want progress. I'm actively working on a new communication paradigm that I hope will make natural languages obsolete.
- sevensor 9y agoYour comment is entirely consistent with that position :) I appreciate the irony of asking if you've written anything about your new communication paradigm, but, well, have you?
- miguelrochefort 9y agoYou can probably find bits and pieces in my comment history, but I have not yet organized my thoughts on paper. What I have in mind is basically anticipatory computing.
- cujic9 9y agoFor anybody curious, I did a quick search and came up with these: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14941564 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14941564 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10567261 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10567261 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10774715 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10774715 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12296347 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12296347 The posts are chronological, so you can kind of see the idea developing in Mr. Rochefort's mind.