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If Programming Languages Could Speak

Posted by michael on from the if-C++-screams-in-the-forest,-does-it-make-a-sound dept.

HealYourChurchWebSit writes "BurningBird's "The Parable of the Languages" offers a delightfully playful answer to the the question, "[what] if programming languages could speak, really speak, not just crunch bytes and stream bits, they would have much to say that is both wise and profound.""

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  1. Re:Amiga, anyone? by red_dragon · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Those in the U.S. who had cable TV in the early 90's probably recall TV Guide Channel's precursor, Prevue Channel. This channel used to be in my hometown's cable company's lineup, cycling through the program listings over and over. As it happens, the channel's video was fed from an Amiga equipped with a Video Toaster. How do I know? "Guru Meditation", of course; it happened at least once a week, flashing a bright red box over a black background around the error message, asking the user to "press the left mouse button to reboot".

    As for the origin of that phrase, ESR kindly provides us with this explanation.

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    In Soviet Russia, Jesus asks: "What Would You Do?"
  2. What about the Shakespeare Programming Language? by sambo99 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Björn Stenberg & Linus Nielsen Feltzing developed this language called the Shakespeare Programming Language

    Check out the The Fibonacci drama

    It even compiles !!!

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    - Sam
  3. Re:If Java could speak...... by Eric_Cartman_South_P · · Score: 3, Interesting
    ...but it would be fully understandable on every Continent.