> Some might say that the ultimate criteria to judge a language should be how quickly an inexperienced user starts to be fluent in it. The ultimate criterion t

> Some might say that the ultimate criteria to judge a language should be how quickly an inexperienced user starts to be fluent in it. The ultimate criterion to judge a formal language (such as a programming language) is how easily anyone (regardless of expertise level!) can express their ideas in a precise and unambiguous fashion in it. It isn't clear that this criterion favors any known programming style. Edit: grammar