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I've observed a connection between lovers of computer languages, and lovers of human languages.

If you are interested in coding or linguistics, are you interested in both or just one of of the two? If only one interests you, which one and why? If both interest you, do they seem related to one another?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Both. They're not particularly related or similar. But through naming, comments, and docs they're connected for a common means.

I enjoy formulating in a concise, precise way. I like wordplay. I'm interested in different human languages. I'm familiar with several "computer" languages.

Languages encode meaning. Data formats, specifications and descriptions formalize rules. Human languages have rules too, but they are much more dynamic, diffuse and changing.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Beautifully said, especially in that last paragraph!