Why him does not use a natural language for programming?

Keith Clarke keith.clarke at clarkeandclarke.co.uk
Fri Feb 24 03:27:47 EST 2012


...indeed - gets me every time - why not 'the visibility of...' as a pseudonym

Non-ambiguous syntax can still be made to seem a tad more naturalistic if the correct usage is grammatically correct.
Best,
Keith..

On 24 Feb 2012, at 08:19, Phil Jimmieson wrote:

> The one that always makes me have to think twice is
> 
> 	if the visible of field "X" is true then
> 
> Why not:
> 
> 	if field "X" is visible then
> 
> I usually start out by writing the latter and then remember it has to be the former...
> 
> On 24 Feb 2012, at 07:47, Jerry Jensen wrote:
> 
>> I think pseudo-natural language is as goofy as any other.
>> 
>> What you expect when you type into the msg box:
>> put me into it; put it
>> 
>> How about:
>> get me; put it
>> 
>> At least that one is a bit reassuring...
>> 
>> ??
>> 
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