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[–] jsprogrammer [S] ago 

Programming is definitely very similar to prior human languages. The biggest difference that I can tell is in how much ambiguity the users allow for in their language. Programming languages typically try to remove all ambiguity. More than just writing down words though, I think the systematic approach that you must apply when programming can really help in all other aspects of reality. Try to put yourself in the position of the reader/listener; what do they need to hear to understand what you are trying to communicate? Your C compiler isn't going to be able to do much with PHP code (unless it has some built-in handler for such input).

I think that confidence can be dangerous. What is really important is the accurateness of your sentences. Confidence can be mistaken for accurateness, but I also think that if you are not confident about something, then you need to do more work to verify the accuracy of your understanding.

I'm enjoying the conversation too, but got a little tired and a bit burnt-out over the last few days. Sorry for the slow response.