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> Shouldn't computer code be simpler to understand and express than natural language? Yes, but the ideas that are being expressed in formal languages are much
by throwawaygh 5y ago
> Shouldn't computer code be simpler to understand and express than natural language?
Yes, but the ideas that are being expressed in formal languages are much more complex and detailed than the ideas that are being expressed in natural language.
Writing some plausibly on-topic blog posts is way easier than writing even a very simple program, especially if you don't really know what you're talking about.