[erlang-questions] Surprising conclusion in . Parallel programming environments: less is more

[Toby Thain]

On 4-Oct-07, at 2:41 PM, David Mercer wrote:

> Ok:
>> Oh, and with about 6,000 natural languages
>> on Earth, we should most of us be so paralysed by choice that we  
>> don't
>> say anything!
>
> Good point.  I need to go check out some of those other languages  
> to see if
> they would actually be better than English.  Anyone got any  
> suggestions?

To this native English speaker, Latin languages appeal greatly. I'm  
currently learning Brazilian Portuguese, it is as optimal as any  
human language I've been exposed to: Definitely more regular,  
compact, and euphonic than English.

--Toby

>
> I've heard Chinese is really good, because one character can convey an
> entire word, rather than having to string multiple characters  
> together.
>
> On the other hand, the smaller alphabet of English is kind of like  
> a macro
> capability, since you can form new words out of the basic building  
> blocks.
> Maybe a language with a smaller alphabet is better though.  Greek  
> has only
> 24 letters...
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
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