Programming & Language: Why Coding Is More Like Linguistics Than Math 🧠
Discover how programming is fundamentally about language and communication, not just math. Learn why many bugs stem from linguistic misunderstandings and how to improve your coding clarity.
LaurieWired
188.2K views • Oct 29, 2025
About this video
Compilers and Humans have the same problem. We're all terrible at understanding each other.
Many programming bugs are fundamentally linguistic confusion. Syntactic irregularities affect human languages just like computer languages!
Join me for some formal language theory, a lot of C++, and some "recreational" insults.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Language Ambiguity
03:37 Compiler Theory (it's easy I promise)
07:20 Syntax Quirks
14:57 Lexical Quirks
18:30 Semantic Quirks
25:00 Writing my own Compiler
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Check out my X account for cool Computer Science stuff!
https://x.com/lauriewired
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My GitHub of all example code:
https://github.com/LaurieWired/SyntaxParsingAmbiguities
Many programming bugs are fundamentally linguistic confusion. Syntactic irregularities affect human languages just like computer languages!
Join me for some formal language theory, a lot of C++, and some "recreational" insults.
---
Timestamps:
00:00 Language Ambiguity
03:37 Compiler Theory (it's easy I promise)
07:20 Syntax Quirks
14:57 Lexical Quirks
18:30 Semantic Quirks
25:00 Writing my own Compiler
---
Check out my X account for cool Computer Science stuff!
https://x.com/lauriewired
---
My GitHub of all example code:
https://github.com/LaurieWired/SyntaxParsingAmbiguities
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Published
Oct 29, 2025
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