It is important to distinguish the difficulty of describing and learning a piece of notation from the difficulty of mastering its implications. [...] Indeed, the very suggestiveness of a notation may make it seem harder to learn because of the many properties it suggests for exploration.


§5.2 - Notation as a Tool of Thought (1979)

Kenneth E. Iverson Quotes

It is important to distinguish the difficulty of describing and learning a piece of notation from the difficulty of mastering its implications. [...] ...

It is important to distinguish the difficulty of describing and learning a piece of notation from the difficulty of mastering its implications. [...] ...

It is important to distinguish the difficulty of describing and learning a piece of notation from the difficulty of mastering its implications. [...] ...

It is important to distinguish the difficulty of describing and learning a piece of notation from the difficulty of mastering its implications. [...] ...