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SQL is like the only language I like. It's so easy and unambiguous. What I read is what happens. Whenever I work on a -nix box I grit my teeth with frustration
by to_reply_to_you 8y ago
SQL is like the only language I like. It's so easy and unambiguous. What I read is what happens.
Whenever I work on a -nix box I grit my teeth with frustration at how OLD and UNFRIENDLY it feels. I'm shocked that people can still accept any of these archaic texts, whether is be for elitism/gatekeeping ("you aren't really into computers, otherwise you'd get it"), or for tradition ("it's the way it's always been, why bother changing what I know, despiteot being an inconvenience for everyone else who isn't in our group").
Why not just write your language to have three or four syntaxes (as a suggestion: compressed, C-style, shorthand, and verbose, with plugins for adding new syntaxes or spoken languages, dual screen for pair programming accessibility) and with the press of a button be able to swap between them? This way anyone can read your code in whichever way they please.
Maximize accessibility to all. It's not that hard.