Source: The Register

Programmers often talk about writing “beautiful code,” but computer scientist Ramsey Nasser has taken that idea to new lengths by developing the first programming language that uses Arabic script for its source code.

The language is called قلب – roughly pronounced “alb,” after the Arabic word for “heart” – and as Nasser explained to AnimalNewYork, he developed it as much for its aesthetic appeal as for its effectiveness at computation.

Nasser, who is a fellow at the Eyebeam Art+Technology Center in New York City, has already implemented several algorithms in قلب, including a program that calculates the Fibonacci sequence and one that performs British mathematician John Conway’s Game of Life. Read more