abadideaMay 10, 2023
this is how I feel when a program’s output is written like “I could not find the file” instead of “file not found”
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@0xabad1dea Meanwhile, the Inform 7 compiler is over here like:
May 10, 2023 at 7:14pmWeb
Show threadabadideaMay 10, 2023
@glindsey I could never work with this thing. And I say that as an actual writer who writes fiction
Show threadHello, yes, this is GreglyMay 11, 2023
@0xabad1dea Oh yeah, I can believe it! But it fascinates me because it is just so unlike *any* other programming language I’ve ever come across, and reading I7 code is like the uncanny valley of prose — almost English, but weird enough to make you wonder if you’re having some sort of mini-stroke. (Plus it demonstrates really well exactly why natural language is *not* suited to programming.)