On 5/10/2013 4:04 PM, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
On Friday, May 10, 2013 14:31:00 H. S. Teoh wrote:
As they say in information theory: it is the stuff that stands out, that
is different from the rest, that carries the most information. The stuff
that's pretty much repeated every single time conveys very little
information.

This is an excellent way of looking at language design (and program design for
that matter).

I agree. Wish I'd thought of it!

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