As much as I admire Mr Kamp's work, I think this is nonsense. Just because something looks familiar doesn't really mean it is the same. There are good reasons

As much as I admire Mr Kamp's work, I think this is nonsense. Just because something looks familiar doesn't really mean it is the same. There are good reasons to pick syntax that is familiar. Novelty comes at a cost. And I also think he is wrong if he thinks languages will be improved by making them harder to type and read. I've spent a considerable amount of time trying to understand code written by someone in China. All the comments in that project are Chinese - which I don't understand. Now imagine using symbol names in Chinese. Or Hangul. Or Russian. Or in Baybayin script. Or Sanskrit.