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I haven’t heard this before. Do you have a source on this?
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Yokohiii • yesterday at 1:07 PM
The language is in closed beta, there isn't exhaustive details available. You can see interviews and some details on YT if you look up Jon(athan) Blow with suitable topics.
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I do not, but John's old videos on the idea of making a language and addressing the modern problems of archaic languages has been cited many times.
Here is a list with his videos where he goes from conception to something tangible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH9VCN6UkyQ&list=PLmV5I2fxai...
The first video is from September 17, 2014.
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