> Sherry Turkle's new book "Alone Together" raises an important point that > is missing from this discussion.
It isn't, actually. That's precisely what I was talking about when I said that programming notations are "extremely limited". > Computer programming languages are not languages in any way that is > important or meaningful. > I don't feel that that statement gets us anywhere. Generating and comprehending source code uses mental capacities that have at the least a considerable overlap with the mental capacities used in writing and reading. I'd rather argue about semantics than words. So let's coin a term that we might be able to agree on. Let's say that English and COBOL are both quasi-linguistic communication systems, where "quasi-linguistic" involves -- The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302).
