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

[wjhonson at aol.com]

 Well I think you know that isn't what I said.
You half-read what I wrote and responded. 
Creating even higher barriers for people isn't the way to openness.




<<I don't know if "programmability by a non-technical users" is a major
requirement.>>


 


 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com>
To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
Sent: Thu, Jul 2, 2009 8:47 pm
Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] MediaWiki is getting a new programming language










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...)

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