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@glaebhoerl
I'm sure this is not a new thought, but it seems like ATS would benefit even more from an alternative frontend like Reason than OCaml
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deech
@deech
Easy to say, but if Reason is any indication, very difficult to pull off without a team.
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@deech
I was actually just reparsing the tweet about subpar communication skills above and it's interesting that
@shlevy
considers syntax design a communication skill. Hadn't thought about it that way before.
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Shea Levy
@shlevy
I do! But I also think that syntax design is non-zero information about communication skills, even if itself is not one.
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deech
@deech
Then is the inability to look past it non-zero information about listening skills. Not saying that about you and ATS btw, it's pretty gnarly.
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@glaebhoerl
Not sure about listening skills, but might have a relation to attention span / executive function. I have a lot of ADHD symptoms and summoning the willpower to push past unfamiliar syntax to try to understand the code is really really hard. (Not just ATS, also e.g. lisps, alas.)
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@glaebhoerl
This is interesting by the way. Your criticisms of that workflow are very compelling to me, but in the *specific* respect which makes e.g. unfamiliar syntax difficult for me, it's a problem type errors -don't- have.
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@glaebhoerl
Whenever I make a change, the compiler gives me some feedback (helpful or not!) -- small hits of dopamine similar to e.g. refreshing Twitter -- and it keeps me engaged. It's gameified, so to speak.
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