From robin@Bilkent.EDU.TR Sun Oct 31 10:00:15 1999 X-Digest-Num: 272 Message-ID: <44114.272.1507.959273825@eGroups.com> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 20:00:15 +0200 From: Robin Turner Subject: Re: Lojban and the Turing machine la bruk. cusku di'e > > = > > > > LApp app; > > app.AddWindow(new LWindow) > > Now the programmer's answer is that *this* is much more succinct and > legible. So what did you gain by using lojban? lojban is a full human > language - that means it is incredibly rich. Using it to duplicate C++ > functionality seems like using a Steyr AUG assault rifle as a > flyswatter. Yeah, you can do it, but your bare hand works better. Yes, unless you're someone like me who knows a bit of Lojban but virutally no C++ (I bought the "C++ in 10 minutes" book several months ago, and still haven't got further than "Hello World"). As someone who wrote their last program 15 years ago, I'd really appreciate either a Lojban programming language or a Lojban "front-end" to an existing language. co'o mi'e robin.