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| Date | 2014-03-04 17:10 +0000 |
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| From | MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> |
| Subject | Re: Origin of 'self' |
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On 2014-03-04 14:27, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 12:47:09 +0000, MRAB wrote: > >> In AppleScript a script can refer to the title of a window as >> "title of window" or "window's title", and it can refer to the >> title of its own window as "title of window of me" or "me's >> window's title". Consistent, yes, but bad English. >> >> That's why I prefer a programming language not to be too much like >> a natural language. :-) > > But the problem with that is not that it is too much like a natural > language, but too little like a natural language. > The more it's like a natural language, the more intelligent you expect it to be, and the more you expect it to be able to work out ambiguities for itself.
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Origin of 'self' Westley Martínez <anikom15@gmail.com> - 2014-03-02 22:16 -0800
Re:Origin of 'self' Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2014-03-03 01:49 -0500
Re: Origin of 'self' Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2014-03-03 06:52 +0000
Re: Origin of 'self' Westley Martínez <anikom15@gmail.com> - 2014-03-05 17:56 -0800
Re: Origin of 'self' Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-03-06 17:43 +0000
Re: Origin of 'self' Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-06 19:46 +0200
Re: Origin of 'self' Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-03-03 00:03 -0700
Re: Origin of 'self' Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-03-03 13:35 -0500
Re: Origin of 'self' Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-03-03 21:09 -0500
Re: Origin of 'self' Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-03-03 21:14 -0500
Re: Origin of 'self' Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-03-04 19:27 -0500
Re: Origin of 'self' Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-03-04 13:13 +1100
Re: Origin of 'self' MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-03-04 12:47 +0000
Re: Origin of 'self' Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-03-04 14:27 +0000
Re: Origin of 'self' MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-03-04 17:10 +0000
Re: Origin of 'self' Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-03-04 19:45 -0800
Re: Origin of 'self' MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-03-05 03:58 +0000
Re: Origin of 'self' Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-03-04 19:25 -0500
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