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So, one interesting detail about this interview: audio was recorded. The version in print is abridged, and I would love for the ACM to release the audio -- if

So, one interesting detail about this interview: audio was recorded. The version in print is abridged, and I would love for the ACM to release the audio -- if only for the incredibly long (and mind-blown) pause after Arthur told me that he felt that the closest analogue to software is poetry...

eternalban 7y ago
...which explains his language design choices. Stronger contenders for the "software analogue" remain film, theater, music, and architecture.