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		EspressoGPT on Aug 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why is it hard to learn another programming langua... > So the next time you design a programming language (or tool), make it easy for users to transition! Wouldn't making a language too similar/easy to transition to another language defeat the purpose of creating a new language?

_xivi on Aug 2, 2023 [–]

> Wouldn't making a language too similar/easy to transition to another language defeat the purpose of creating a new language?

It doesn't need to be a replica, just aim for reducing the fraction while designing the language if you want to optimize for adoption

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