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Originally Posted by Kristian Ming  I disagree a bit. While there's a certain percentage of population that just will never program, there's the inquisitive souls who will try their hand and be turned off by Python. |
While true, this argument can be used for literally any programming language out there. Some people won't like Python, some won't like Ruby, some won't touch anything but
http://lolcode.com/ etc. It largely boils down to personal preference and tastes, there's good reason the 'language wars' are very similar to 'my religion is better than yours' arguments
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Originally Posted by Kristian Ming LSL is a pretty simple language, and I think something like Ruby would be a great choice if they're trying to provide something comparable. |
LSL is simple for a programmer because it uses basic blocks (functions, variables, data types) similar to any other programming language. Someone with no experience in the field would have first to grasp the whole concept of event-driven state machine to get anywhere; what syntax is then attached to it is largely irrelevant and again mostly up to personal preference imo. Yes, it
could be Ruby just like at the moment it's Python. I don't think it actually makes any difference re: accessibility to the common person, but since the code is open source there's nothing that prevents including that functionality down the road.