> Are you saying special symbols aren't more common in mathematics than in programming?
No, I agree that programming uses more ASCII. I'm saying that using a smaller alphabet (e.g., hex), doesn't make it easier to understand. Programming is just as arcane and difficult to understand - even programmers have trouble understanding each other's code, and generally it's believed that the understanding requires documentation in English.
No, I agree that programming uses more ASCII. I'm saying that using a smaller alphabet (e.g., hex), doesn't make it easier to understand. Programming is just as arcane and difficult to understand - even programmers have trouble understanding each other's code, and generally it's believed that the understanding requires documentation in English.