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Ask HN: Does CS underplay language choice while linguistics overplays it?
Computer scientists might argue that all programming languages are Turing complete anyway and the choice of which one to use is not that important.
But linguists seem to make the opposite argument with respect to natural languages.
Why?
- pavel_lishin 1y agoI don't think either of those generalizations are accurate.
- Jtsummers 1y agoMost amichail submissions don't make sense unless you assume they're high or using a random question generator.
- pavel_lishin 1y agoBoy, you weren't kidding.
- slwvx 1y agoNot sure I buy the idea that linguistics says that the specific language is important. Mb a reference?
- ottaborra 1y agoLinguistic relativity seems to be a thing. Because of the differences I would think it could be inferred that an ordering amongst languages exists. In the least a partial ordering exists, so maybe some "specific" languages that are better exists
- ottaborra 1y ago> Computer scientists might argue that all programming languages are Turing complete anyway and the choice of which one to use is not that important Efficiency and the real world will eat them(comp scientists who think like this) up for breakfast