On 19.01.2007 10:10, Virgil Ierubino wrote:

There's a solution here. How about we introduce another language ****that is only available in the Template namespace****, specifically for this function? Call it Wikisyntax. Wikisyntax is a pure (and simple) programming language, with no markup. Wikitext is a pure and simple markup language, with no code.

Just a side note about the history of MediaWiki template syntax:

MediaWiki template syntax got the first stage of a "programming language" when parameters for templates were introduced ("function call").

The introduction of default parameter values provided parameter dependent text selection in templates ("if"-construct).