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>It seems to me that most of the languages discussed
>in this mailing list are not languages at all, but
>names of languages that exist only in the imagination
>of the person who invented the names. I doubt a
>language can be used for simple everyday communication
>unless it has a vocabulary of at least 1000 words.
So? I develop my languages for my own pleasure & education. I have no
delusions of developing a language for world-wide usage.
>Has anyone in this mailing list made a real conlang?
Your overt snobbery and arrogance are showing, and it as undeserved as it is
insulting.
>Linux programmers have the opposite mind set - they
>love to work together, and often improve work of
>others instead of reinventing the wheel. Perhaps the
HAHAHAHAHA. Yes, that's why no one can ever predict the order of arguments
for functions, tools and processes running under LINUX or UNIX.
Anyone besides me remember way back in 1996 when, anytime you wanted to add
functionality, you had to recompile the entire LINUX operating system?
>reason for the difference is that the Linux programs
>are tools, while the languages discussed here are as
>useful as the pyramids. The main purpose of the
>pyramid is to say "My unique pyramid is sky high
>and made of white marble. I do not share it with anyone."
Have you looked in the mirror lately? That's you standing there screaming
"Only *I* am right!"
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