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.
Agreed. I, too, am impressed with what the authors tried to do for
Inform 7.
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