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marssaxman
This is a clever demo, but why on earth would anyone want to use a system like this?
ditherstudies
To expand the expressiveness of code through controlled ambiguity. Or to see how many alternate programs they can squeeze into one text (think polyglots, but in only one language).
marssaxman
ah! So it's meant more as an artistic medium than an engineering tool?
ditherstudies
Yes, an experimental and artistic language. But if you want to write production code in it, I won't stop you!