[WikiEN-l] MediaWiki is getting a new programming language

[Steve Bennett]

On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 12:23 PM, <wjhonson at aol.com> wrote:
>  The language chosen will hopefully be as ENGLISH-like as possible, even it that means it requires more typing.? The hyper-complex and excessively structured codes of most languages make it difficult for the vast majority of our contributors to even try to make a break into them.
>
> In addition to that, English-like languages are easier for programmers in other languages to pick up because they seem more sensible than learning a whole new set of obscure codewords and symbols.? A language that uses "AND" instead of "&", "+" or "[]".? A language that uses "NOT" instead of "-", "/" or "_".

I don't know if "programmability by a non-technical users" is a major
requirement. The real requirements are:
1) Secure
2) Fast
3) Sane, maintainable language
4) Existing interpreter. (Therefore, existing language...)