Re: Does natural language skill translate to programming skill?

"Helmut" == Helmut Weber <nbhymsjxdgcn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Helmut> Hi David,
>> Some people would cite Perl as evidence that linguists should
>> be barred from using computers!

I can't see the logical relationship between Perl and linguists.



Helmut> Though programming may be like writing in former times.
Helmut> IMHO, it is not an art of itself, it is a common means of
Helmut> describing, analyzing and sometimes solving problems.

If natural language skills would really translate to programming
skills straightforwardly, then there wouldn't be so many bad
programmers generating so many buggy softwares, and MS Windows
wouldn't be so virus-laden.



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