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alex23 wrote:
On Jan 16, 5:39 pm, Erik Max Francis <m...@alcyone.com> wrote:
Inform 7 has some interesting ideas, but I think the general
problem with English-like programming language systems is that once
you get into the nitty gritty details, you end up having to know
exactly the right things to type,
This has always been my impression of Inform 7. I have a lot of
respect for what they've set out to achieve but English isn't exactly
known for its lack of ambiguity. This is great for literature but
not so helpful for programming.
which ultimately get just as complicated as a more traditional
programming language syntax.
And much more verbose, as well.
I once had to do something in AppleScript. The problem I found was that
it tried so much to resemble English that it wasn't always clear what
was valid!
Programming languages need to look artificial to remind you that the
computers aren't intelligent. Python, for example, is clearly
artificial but with a clear syntax and short (but not too short)
reserved words.
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