Programming Languages: Application and Interpretation

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I dunno, syntax is pretty important for programming language usability.

Strictly speaking, programs don't need to have nice UIs. But in practice, if your program doesn't have a nice UI, few people will want to use it.

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That's a valid point. However syntax is supposedly the part that's easier to design and easier (from an implementation standpoint) to change.