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> Programming languages are natural and ambiguous too Programming languages work because they are artificial (small, constrained, often based on algebraic and
by musicale 8mo ago
> Programming languages are natural and ambiguous too
Programming languages work because they are artificial (small, constrained, often based on algebraic and arithmetic expressions, boolean logic, etc.) and have generally well-defined semantics. This is what enables reliable compilers and interpreters to be constructed.
- mexicocitinluez 8mo agoExactly. Programming is the art of removing ambiguity and making it formal. And it's why the timelines between getting an EXACT plan of what I need to implement vs hazy requirements are so out of whack.