| ▲ | stinkbeetle 4 days ago | |
> Human language is imprecise and allows unclear and logically contradictory things, Most languages do. "x = true, x = false" What does that mean? It's unclear. It looks contradictory. Human language allows for clarification to be sought and adjustments made. > besides not being checkable. It's very checkable. I check claims and assertions people make all the time. > That's literally why we have formal languages, "Formal languages" are at some point specified and defined by human language. Human language can be as precise, clear, and logical as a speaker intends. All the way to specifying "formal" systems. > programming languages and things like COBOL failed: https://alexalejandre.com/languages/end-of-programming-langs... | ||
| ▲ | DonHopkins 4 days ago | parent [-] | |
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