Comment Comment by coldtea >Are people not skilled enough to propose or send commits to an existing or alternative programming language?How would those "alternative programming languages" you propose have been created if people followed your "advice"?We'd still be sending patches to C and C++ or perhaps Algol?>What is the primary reason to create a new programming language?1) Because you feel like it and you don't need to have approval for anybody to do so.2) Because you want to explore some particular syntax/semantics combination other languages don't offer.3) As a training exercise.4) To cover some very specific needs you have, and don't like how other languages do it.5) To introduce some new ideas into PL design, which might or might not be adopted by users or by a more mainstream language. parent coldtea 8 years ago
How would those "alternative programming languages" you propose have been created if people followed your "advice"?
We'd still be sending patches to C and C++ or perhaps Algol?
>What is the primary reason to create a new programming language?
1) Because you feel like it and you don't need to have approval for anybody to do so.
2) Because you want to explore some particular syntax/semantics combination other languages don't offer.
3) As a training exercise.
4) To cover some very specific needs you have, and don't like how other languages do it.
5) To introduce some new ideas into PL design, which might or might not be adopted by users or by a more mainstream language.