OT: Is there a more English-like Programming language than Transcript?

[Dar Scott]

On Aug 10, 2006, at 5:39 PM, Dan Shafer wrote:

> As a language junkie I'd say xTalks including Transcript are easily  
> and by
> far the most English-like programming languages on the planet.

I was fortunate to be part of the team for Savvy which predated  
HyperTalk and shared many of the same commands.  That was also before  
GUI and mouse, at least before we understood them.  Almost every  
HyperTalk command that was not GUI related was in Savvy.  Savvy used  
a form based script editor built around English syntax, and being of  
poor memory, I miss that.  I need a hint once in a while.  Blanks  
unfolded as parameters were needed.  But, I don't think we can say  
Savvy is on the planet anymore.  Even so, my mother-in-law still uses  
the bookkeeping package I made long ago and some folks are using  
emulators to still run Savvy.  I think the current owners have lost  
the source.

> And, to answer your opening question, Runtime Revolution is trying  
> hard to
> get us to call the language Revolution. I'm resisting and I suspect  
> lots of
> other folks are as well. I consider that a silly and ill-advised  
> terminology
> change. But in their official literature, it's now Revolution which  
> you
> program in...er...Revolution.

I can understand both sides of this.  When I used LabView people  
looked at me funny when I said I programmed in G, so I simply said I  
programmed in LabView.  I wonder if in the olden days people would  
say they programmed in HyperCard to avoid confusion.

I have had trouble explaining Transcript to customers, so now say  
Revolution.

Dar Scott