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[REBOL] Re: What language am I looking for?

From: kenneth:nwinet at: 16-May-2001 6:44

WOW! I wrote my reply to Joel before reading this. Scott you've confirmed my belief that this is one smart group of people.
> > From: "Joel Neely" > > > The only absolutely extensible "language" I know > > > of is Mathematics, where you can make up notation > > > suitable for the task at hand. But the various > > > sub-branches of Mathematics have evolved their own > > > "local dialects" for the various domains of activity, and > > > haven't solved the problem of universally-consistent > > > notation. > > From: "Ken Anthony" > > You are quite right. However, this is where my intuitive kicks > > in (and could very well be wrong, I know I'm in the minority > > here. Good thing I'm an INTJ.) My intuition tell me that > > computer programming is a finite area of mathmatics. Really > > finite, we have only two digits in the whole thing! <snip> > > Here is where I have to throw in 2 more cents. From my view, you are > both saying the same thing; you are just arguing from two different > points along the path.
I say again! WOW! I am in awe, ken.