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Re: Cognitive "lightness" of a language

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Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 23:07:48 +0000
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On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 01:27:59PM -0800, Niall Dalton wrote:
> I'd like to propose an alternative view on what a lightweight language is.

Why bother? Once you've decided what "lightweight" means, where does
that get you?

-- 
I have seen things you people wouldn't believe.  Attack ships on fire
off the shoulder of Orion.  I watched C-beams glitter in the dark
near the Tannhauser Gate.  All those moments will be lost in time,
like tears in rain.  Time to die.

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