Bobby and I went through some old questionnaires about customer requirements for languages, then we compiled a new one and sent it out to a few dozen people we knew.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Language is not simply a reporting device for experience but a defining framework for it.
We significantly increased our global presence in 2014. During the year, we expanded the number of languages in which we serve customers to a total of 20.
We're systems software people ourselves. We wanted a language to make our lives better.
My use of language is part and parcel of my message.
We wanted the language to feel fresh, fun, and rock solid.
Although many texters enjoy breaking linguistic rules, they also know they need to be understood.
No one who set out to design a form of communication would ever end up with anything like English, Mandarin, or any of the more than six thousand languages spoken today.
If you decide to design your own language, there are thousands of sort of amateur language designer pitfalls.
I'm pretty good with languages.
I have never designed a language for its own sake.