RE: studies of naming?

2012-03-27 Thread Kari Laitinen
Hello, A lot of discussion related to naming can be found in the following documents. http://www.naturalprogramming.com/to_read/doctoral_thesis_of_kari_laitinen.pdf http://www.naturalprogramming.com/to_read/estimating_understandability_etc.pdf I think the discussion is still valid although the

Re: Redefining the word "language"

2011-03-04 Thread Kari Laitinen
>> The definition of 'language' depends on who you are talking to. I think that based on this discussion and earlier discussions, it is not always clear what the term "programming language" means. From the compilation point of view the term is clear, i.e., the lexical rules and the syntax of the

Re: Redefining the word "language"

2011-03-01 Thread Kari Laitinen
Richard O'Keefe wrote: If you came across a sentence written using English syntax and closed-class words but Japanese open class words, would it still be English? According to the theory that I have presented in http://www.naturalprogramming.com/to_read/estimating_understandability_etc.pdf suc

Redefining the word "language"

2011-02-23 Thread Kari Laitinen
Hello All, To respond to the previous discussion related to programming languages and natural languages, I decided to start a new discussion. My purpose here is to explain a kind of language theory that I developed quite many years ago. A classic book about the C programming language begins wit

Re: Choice of introductory programming language to a freshman class

2009-04-07 Thread Kari Laitinen
below that, semi-conductor fabrication. Or above all of it, variables which persist values during execution. Which is best? -Original Message----- From: Kari Laitinen [mailto:kari.laiti...@oamk.fi] Sent: 07 April 2009 10:50 To: Bennett Kankuzi Cc: Ppig-Discuss-List Subject: Re:

Re: Choice of introductory programming language to a freshman class

2009-04-07 Thread Kari Laitinen
. Kari Laitinen School of Engineering Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Finland Bennett Kankuzi wrote: Dear All, Many thanks to everyone for taking your time to air out your views on the question I had posted on the forum. For now I will use C since the students