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> Textual code looks like the barrier when you start learning

The fact that, hundreds of years after Newton, mathematicians still use symbols to convey concepts strengthens your argument here.

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Not only that, but writers around the world still use text to express their thoughts. And, 5000 years ago, they started with drawings. But, smart as they are, they realized it sucks, and that for anything beyond simple concepts, text is da best.

I second this. Programmong languages where made to be precise enough for computers to understand and ambigous enough for general computing

Interesting! That's a point of view I've never thought about and it makes sense, thank you!

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