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• The foolishness of "natural language programming" (1978)

  The concept of "natural language programming" was a misguided idea that arose from the frustration of early automatic computing. It was based on the belief that programming required the same level of care as using formal symbols, leading to the development of high-level programming languages. While these languages improved protection against silly mistakes, they still required the same level of attention and care. The author argues that changing the interface to a natural language would make machines significantly…

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