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The foolishness of "natural language programming" (1978)(cs.utexas.edu)

346 points by xiaoyu2006 3 days ago | 246 comments

Transcription of Edsger Dijkstra's 1978 essay EWD 667 arguing that programming in natural language is misguided and formal symbolism is a privilege.

390 points by nimbleplum40 1 year ago | 236 comments

Transcription of Edsger Dijkstra's manuscript EWD 667 arguing that programming in natural language is foolish and that formal symbolism is essential.