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Ann Barcomb wrote:
>>>This thing needs a bloody programming manual to write syntax-safe
>>>text.
>>
>>Recalling recent discussions of Perl, I venture to assume cellphones'
>>software is written in ugly Perl ;)
>
>
> If it were written in Perl, I could do something with it (I like Perl).
> But there aren't even any {} characters. I'm having a really hard time
> saying things with these limitations.
Thus, the perfect response to those who deny Perl's modelling on natural
language - it appears that the evolution of natural language is
attempting to meet Perl halfway.
-- Yoz
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