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When we talk about programming or human languages, things get interesting

by Giménez Silva Germán Alberto —

When we talk about programming languages or human languages, things become truly interesting. https://rubystacknews.com/2025/12/19/parsing-taiwanese-like-code/

Clear communication requires structure—and thinking about a human language through the lens of code validation and parsing is a surprisingly powerful and original idea.

In this presentation, Mu-Fan Teng invites us to explore how compiler theory and Ruby parser design can be applied to linguistic problems, treating language not as free text, but as a formal system with rules.

Can this way of thinking be applied to other domains as well?

Take a few minutes and enjoy this article.

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