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Lao Xiao Hai <laoxhai@ix.netcom.com> writes:

> Poetry, by its very nature, relies heavily on ambiguity.

Another definition of poetry involves the concept of 'bounded
language' (sorry, I don't know the English translation).  This means
that the poet obeys to certain restrictions (meter, overall and verse
structure, distinguished vocabulary, certain symbols or subjects).

This characterization is necessary if you look at 20th century poetry.
Some works are not ambiguous at all, but really drastic.  Nevertheless,
they are poems.

> Programming, by its very nature relies on lack of ambiguity.  Well,
> of course, that is generally true.  If one is programming in C++,
> ambiguity is part of the fun.

Ada provides ambiguity resolution rules as well (but doesn't go as far
as C++, of course).