Talking to People, not Computers

It’s possible to program a computer in English. It’s also possible to make an airplane controlled by reins and spurs. - John McCarthy, 196x.
This is pretty thought-provoking for being a flippant remark on computer language design. I don’t 100% agree with the sentiment of this quote (which is hard to do in the face [...]

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