I don't have a problem with syntax. I have a problem with textual syntax, where abstract concepts are represented with words, with little to no secondary notati

I don't have a problem with syntax. I have a problem with textual syntax, where abstract concepts are represented with words, with little to no secondary notation[1] and lots of repetition. When the syntax is highly visual, it can convey information through much more bandwidth than flat text, which is limited to a few dozens of repeatedly used symbols. And don't tell me that textual programmers don't realize the benefit of secondary notation and visually-conveyed details. We love when our IDEs full with syntax highlighting for different types of operators, global structure mini-maps and intellisense auto-complete tooltips. All these are visual tools that improve the flow of building a text-based program. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_notation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_notation