[beagle3]

No, it is just not a language for the masses who have gotten used to all programming language syntax being minor variations on the Algol/Pascal/C theme.

Much like math and physics, this is an extremely terse notation that is immensely useful to those who practice it, and looks like gibberish to those who have not attempted to study it. You could give the same comment about an article in any area of math whose notation you are unfamiliar with -- and you would be just as equally wrong.