Various linked discussions from comp.compiler about language design:
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<LI><A HREF="script.html">scripting languages v. programming languages</A>
<BR>(this was the starting point, and links to the subtopics listed below)

<LI><A HREF="pe.html">programming environments</A>

<LI><A HREF="work.html">workplace practice</A>

<LI><A HREF="semi.html">newline as a statement terminator/separator,
instead of e.g. semicolon</A>

<LI><A HREF="indent.html">indentation (spaces and/or tabs) to show
block structure, instead of e.g. {...} or BEGIN...END</A>

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