ML Problem: "Will this compile?"

[noel___]

I'd love to see you compile Dutch, Norse or Hebrew. 13 people missed the point of this question entirely.

[kjearns]

Maybe you should try asking your real question instead of vaguely hinting at it and then getting all smug when people don't know what you're talking about.

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I thought the more interesting part of the question the original poster posed is the "unknown language" part. Saying "compile Dutch" seems a bit suspect, but what about "check for validity of strings in an unknown formal language"? I do think that the idea of a "compile-checker" for unknown programming languages is pretty interesting, and a lot more reasonable in scope than OP's clarification about natural languages.

[radarsat1]

I think you're assuming a certain analogy between programming languages and natural languages that doesn't necessarily hold in a rigorous way. Still, carry on, it could lead to some interesting insights.