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> So both programming languages will evolve to be more natural, and natural language will evolve to be more machine-parsable.

Hard disagree. Is Rust similar to natural language? Has English become more similar to <pick the easiest programming language>?

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Just to play with the logic a bit. I could see natural language coming up with formal templating to get something closer to a programming language. Not like how we speak will change, but more like how a haiku works is formalized. Similarly to how every CS1 class in university has people who do the "write the steps in making a sandwich" exercise. That exercise is actually easier in a programming language, because of the nature of what a programming language is, its instructions in steps at the end of the day. So perhaps something is formalized that way? Also most modern languages have been slowly adding in things that are easier to read from a natural language perspective VS classical C syntax style. Rust is very C-like but still has plenty of FP like functions built in too.

The way you're using brackets sure resembles Backus-Naur form.

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