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"Detail-oriented" may be a stable and global personality trait: people with it will not only write prose and code painstakingly, but will not bounce cheques, leave home without their keys or sign the restaurant bill before inspecting it. [...]they are often verbose.

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Subject
Computers;
Syntax;
Grammar;
Language;
Programmers
Title
Why language isn't computer code: Language and computers
Publication title
The Economist (Online); London
Publication year
2012
Publication date
Jul 31, 2012
Publisher
The Economist Intelligence Unit N.A., Incorporated
Place of publication
London
Country of publication
United Kingdom
Publication subject
Business And Economics
e-ISSN
00130613
Source type
Magazine
Language of publication
English
Document type
NEWS
ProQuest document ID
1030432836
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/magazines/why-language-isnt-computer-code/docview/1030432836/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
(Copyright 2012 The Economist Newspaper Ltd. All rights reserved.)
Last updated
2022-11-16
Database
ProQuest One Academic