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But if you can think in structure (and I certainly do when I'm planning an application), it follows that thinking is not constrained into the realm of language
by RyanMcGreal 17y ago
But if you can think in structure (and I certainly do when I'm planning an application), it follows that thinking is not constrained into the realm of language - hence my reference to Sapir-Whorf.
- gaius 17y agoWell, people will obviously plan their application in a way that makes most sense given what their preferred language makes easy, or what their language community values. A Java programmer will think "how can I make this enterprisey". A Perl programmer will think "how can I do this in one line of code". A Haskell programmer will think "what is the underlying maths". Like I say, no-one is literally thinking code. It's not that people can't think outside their language, it's just that why would you try to smush in a concept that's a poor fit?