DConf 2013 keynote

[Walter Bright]

On 5/10/2013 4:04 PM, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
> On Friday, May 10, 2013 14:31:00 H. S. Teoh wrote:
>> As they say in information theory: it is the stuff that stands out, that
>> is different from the rest, that carries the most information. The stuff
>> that's pretty much repeated every single time conveys very little
>> information.
>
> This is an excellent way of looking at language design (and program design for
> that matter).

I agree. Wish I'd thought of it!