On 01/02/15 16:58, alex wrote:
> On 1 February 2015 at 15:46, David Griffiths <dave_at_pawfal.org> wrote:
>> The most fun I've had with this is by leaving the realm of text
>> altogether, where it isn't a secondary notation but a primary one, e.g
>> betablocker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j-CFeS1hCE
>
> In a way though it's still text.. Just using an invented ideographic alphabet.
>
> Some might be bored of me making this point, but I think it's
> important..The graphical/text distinction is often specious, if
> there's discrete symbols being combined then it's still text.
Yes, absolutely - I was making the lazy distinction. I think the 'ascii
text' convention in programming is more an accident of history than
anything designed, or even appropriate for purpose as it seems so
cumbersome half the time. Culturally though, we are so very attached to it!
This is an interesting aside, too:
'C is Manly, Python is for “n00bs”: How False Stereotypes Turn Into
Technical “Truths” - We need to question our “objective” and “technical”
opinions about programming languages.'
https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/c-is-manly-python-is-for-n00bs-how-false-stereotypes-turn-into-technical-truths
cheers,
dave
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