On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 19:23, <wjhon...@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 "_".
Every few years, English-derived programming languages become fashionable as a solution for programming being difficult, and every few years, another generation of advocates discovers that it isn't the obscure codewords and symbols that make programming difficult. -- Mark [[User:Carnildo]] _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
