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Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 12:15:21 -0400
Subject: Re: Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT
From: Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com>
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On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 9:51 AM, rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 3, 5:39=A0pm, Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.r...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Don't think "underlying", instead think "canonical".
>>
>> Ultimately, the answers to your questions exist in the world for you
>> to see. =A0How does a surgeon describe a surgical procedure? =A0How does=
 a
>> chef describe a recipe? =A0How does a carpenter describe the process of
>> building cabinets? =A0Aside from specific words, they all use natural
>> language, and it works just fine.
>
> A carpenter describes his carpentry-process in English
> A CSist describes his programming-process in English (at least all my
> CS books are in English)
>
> A carpenter uses his tools -- screwdriver, saw, planer --to do
> carpentry
> A programmer uses his tools to to programming -- one of which is
> called 'programming language'
>
> Doing programming without programming languages is like using toenails
> to tighten screws

I would argue that the computer is the tool, not the language.