>> Well, I guess there are probably people who look at something like
>>
>>    x = (-b +- Sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)/2a
>>
>> and go "OH MY GOD! That looks SO complicated!" But actually, if you 
>> know a little algebra, you discover that this contraption is actually 
>> quite straight forward.
> 
> But look at the knowledge you need for that.
> 
> Spell out all the assumed shorthand plus symbols there and you can see 
> why it could legitimately be considered complicated.

Presumably *any* language will _look_ cryptic if you don't understand 
it. The question is how easy it is or isn't to _learn_. ;-)

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