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Replacement suggestion for LSL
Blueman Steele
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08-20-2005 01:12
I really think we hitting the limits of of LSL

Mainly in the limits of the grammar.

I'd like to propose this language

Var'aq
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Var%27aq

replace LSL

Here is some sample code.

Name: hello, world
Dialect: English
Version: 5 June 2000
Comments: Not the canonical var'aq "hello, world";
actually prints "What do you want, universe?" in Klingon

~ nuqneH { ~ 'u' ~ nuqneH disp disp } name
nuqneH
Huns Valen
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08-20-2005 03:26
I see absolutely no technical advantage in programming in a pithy language based on, of all things, Klingon.

However, if you can get it to compile to a target Mono can understand, and if LL decides to let us upload such bytecode, you may actually be able to do this yourself. So, you could actually program a Bat'leth in Tlingan-pu.
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Catherine Omega
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08-20-2005 03:40
From: Huns Valen
I see absolutely no technical advantage in programming in a pithy language based on, of all things, Klingon.
I suspect that was the joke, Huns. :)
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Jesrad Seraph
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08-20-2005 04:21
What about Brainfck ? It makes compact, artistic-looking code !
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Eggy Lippmann
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08-20-2005 04:42
I have a better idea - primfunge :)
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Ardith Mifflin
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08-20-2005 10:38
I've always wanted to code in the Shakespeare Programming Language. During thermodynamics, I tried to persuade our workgroup to code our CALPHAD program in SPL.
Blueman Steele
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Esoteric Languages
08-20-2005 21:17
Did anyone else notice that under that list of Esoteric languages was LSL of all things!

But regarding mono.. I thought that was going to be back end and not effect LSL at all... cept in speed.
FlipperPA Peregrine
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08-21-2005 13:43
10 gosub 30000

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writeln('Regards,');

?"-Flip"
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Foolish Frost
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08-21-2005 13:53
From: FlipperPA Peregrine
10 gosub 30000

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writeln('Regards,');

?"-Flip"


Some of that was... LOGO? Also known as TURTLE?
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Blueman Steele
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ok I gotta figure this out
08-21-2005 21:27
Go to this page
http://www.bfoit.org/Intro_to_Programming/TG.html

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Snowcrash Hoffman
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08-21-2005 21:45
On a more serious note, why not adapt REALbasic instead of LSL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realbasic

It is much more powerful and easier to learn. I am sure LL can licence this from REAL software.
Burke Prefect
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08-21-2005 21:50
Why not just make SL it's own OS and write..... ah, screw that.
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Huns Valen
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08-22-2005 14:04
From: Snowcrash Hoffman
On a more serious note, why not adapt REALbasic instead of LSL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realbasic

It is much more powerful and easier to learn. I am sure LL can licence this from REAL software.

I hate BASIC
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Blueman Steele
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08-23-2005 15:03
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Blueman Steele
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IF SL was an OS
08-23-2005 15:05
From: Burke Prefect
Why not just make SL it's own OS and write..... ah, screw that.


hmmm so what would that be like?

-You'd have to buy a typewriter from a store to do word processing.
-You could only run certain games if you had enough land (wait that's true now)
Buster Peel
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08-23-2005 16:57
From: Blueman Steele
I really think we hitting the limits of of LSL

Mainly in the limits of the grammar.

I'd like to propose this language

Var'aq
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Var%27aq

replace LSL

Here is some sample code.

Name: hello, world
Dialect: English
Version: 5 June 2000
Comments: Not the canonical var'aq "hello, world";
actually prints "What do you want, universe?" in Klingon

~ nuqneH { ~ 'u' ~ nuqneH disp disp } name
nuqneH



I have translated the example into the new and improved version, var'aq++.

~ uqneHnay { ~ 'u' ~ uqneHnay ispday ispday } amenay
uqneHnay

I think var'aq++is more readable and easier for humons to pronounce.

Buster