For me, a central part of the experience of programming is casting ones mind into the position of the computer. As we read code we run it in our minds just as a computer would run it.
It turns out to be much the same with wikitext; one has to learn to think a little bit like the parser. Those familiar with it can easily decode it, and can often readily diagnose problems with faulty wikitext written by others. So, I do indeed tend to think that working with wikitext is — or can be — a type of programming. And that makes me happy, because the ability to program is the ultimate empowerment in our digital world, and therefore anything that broadens programming to a broader population must be a good thing. Best wishes Jeremy. > On 20 Aug 2018, at 12:09, Mat <[email protected]> wrote: > > What "is" hacking in TW? Is it coding? Is the particular WikiText used in TW > a high level programming language? Or is it just markup? > > ...semi related... > > IRL, I compare TW to building with lego. I master TW pretty well so I say I > can build "anything" with TW analogously to how I can build "anything" with > lego. So is that actually constructing things? Maybe it should be called > "prototyping" even if it's not prototypes? > > <:-) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki > <https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/a286b5c2-7056-4ac5-b05b-0c1ad86b4598%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/a286b5c2-7056-4ac5-b05b-0c1ad86b4598%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/69CEEF43-21A0-40C0-87AB-4B9B0ADA1672%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
