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> Purpose of Language: To provide a framework for communication. Programming languages are tools used to solve problems. They are not “frameworks for communica
by mbrodersen 4y ago
> Purpose of Language: To provide a framework for communication.
Programming languages are tools used to solve problems. They are not “frameworks for communication”. Except in the narrow case of a programmer reading source code.
COBOL is an example of a programming language designed with this idea in mind (Readable by non-programmers). Enough said.
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- zupa-hu 4y agoI think your comment is missing a crucial point or the principle, which is that "a computer can be viewed as one of the participants". Thus writing a program is communicating your intent to the computer. I see that hard to dispute.
- mbrodersen 4y agoIn that case it is a trivial obvious observation not worthy of elevating to a “principle”.