Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT

[rusi]

On Apr 3, 5:39 pm, Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.r... at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Don't think "underlying", instead think "canonical".
>
> Ultimately, the answers to your questions exist in the world for you
> to see.  How does a surgeon describe a surgical procedure?  How does a
> chef describe a recipe?  How does a carpenter describe the process of
> building cabinets?  Aside from specific words, they all use natural
> language, and it works just fine.

A carpenter describes his carpentry-process in English
A CSist describes his programming-process in English (at least all my
CS books are in English)

A carpenter uses his tools -- screwdriver, saw, planer --to do
carpentry
A programmer uses his tools to to programming -- one of which is
called 'programming language'

Doing programming without programming languages is like using toenails
to tighten screws