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inform 7 is an example of programming in natural language. It specializes in solving a single problem and being more of a set of statements than a place to writ
by astrowar 6y ago
inform 7 is an example of programming in natural language. It specializes in solving a single problem and being more of a set of statements than a place to write algorithms. Even so, ambiguity problems in writing are complex and require constant consultations with the documentation to know which sentence is valid for which situation.
- Jtsummers 6y agoInform 7 is a natural language DSL for a rather narrow domain (interactive fiction). Dijkstra's discussion in this letter is probably from the general (at the time and recurring) discussion of general purpose natural language programming. That is an important distinction to keep in mind.