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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
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Subject: Re: ada without ada libraries?
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On Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:56:38 -0600, Randy Brukardt wrote:

> "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> wrote in message 
> news:uq2hfw3mn5gt.11c0w3xxy56pu.dlg@40tude.net...
> ...
>> I don't claim that they could not be designed readable, but the fact that
>> they are usually developed by groups of engineers strikes any chance for
>> that. Language design is a very difficult task. There is no more than a
>> dozen of people in the world who could do that.
> 
> I think you have this slightly wrong. Language design is a deceptively easy 
> task, which makes everyone *think* they can do it.

Exactly. People think that designing a language and writing a compiler is
same thing. If someone can the latter that would automatically qualify him
for the former. But writing a compiler is merely a technology, while
language design requires an universal talent and immense foresight.

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Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de