On Saturday, 21 March 2015 at 14:07:28 UTC, FG wrote:
Now imagine the extra trouble if you mix languages. Also, how
do you include meta-text control sequences in a message? By
raising your voice or tilting your head when you say the magic
words? Cf.:
"There was this famous quote QUOTE to be or not to be END QUOTE
on page six END PARAGRAPH..."
Very awkward, if talking to oneself wasn't awkward already.
Therefore I just cannot imagine voice being used anywhere where
exact representation is required, especially in programming:
"Define M1 as a function that takes in two arguments. The state
of the machine labelled ES and an integer number in range
between two and six inclusive labelled X. The result of M1 is a
boolean. M1 shall return true if and only if the ES member
labelled squat THATS SQUAT WITH A T AT THE END is equal to zero
modulo B. OH SHIT IT WAS NOT B BUT X. SCRATCH EVERYTHING."
Just for fun. A visualization of the problem from 2007 (I doubt
there was breakthrough meanwhile)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzJ0CytAsec
Piotrek
