1401 points alankay | 1 comments | 20 Jun 16 18:04 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

This request originated via recent discussions on HN, and the forming of HARC! at YC Research. I'll be around for most of the day today (though the early evening).

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alehander42 ◴[20 Jun 16 22:30 UTC] No.11942117[source]▶

>>11939851 (OP) #

Is syntax important?

Do you imagine a future where there would be just several programming languages semantically using a lot more bidirectional "syntax skins"?

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alankay1 ◴[21 Jun 16 15:13 UTC] No.11946232[source]▶

>>11942117 #

Yes.

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alehander42 ◴[21 Jun 16 18:20 UTC] No.11948061[source]▶

>>11946232 #

Do you think some kind of more "flexible/fluid" syntax can help dyslexic people? Sometimes they are excellent at problem solving and architecture, but the micromanagement of syntax limits them.

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1. alankay1 ◴[21 Jun 16 19:33 UTC] No.11948742[source]▶

>>11948061 #

Sure

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