Changes between Version 180 and Version 181 of Languages

Timestamp:

07/13/11 05:36:41 (11 years ago)

Author:

soh_cah_toa

Comment:

Rewrote some of the headings and opening paragraph.

Languages

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-= Parrot based implementations of programming languages =
+= Parrot-Based Implementations of Programming Languages =
 
-A largish number of languages targeting Parrot are in development. 
-Two demo languages, `abc` and `Squaak` are in the Parrot tarball, in the directory `examples/languages`. 
-The other languages are developed outside the Parrot core.
-This page tracks the status of these projects, and provides information on where to find them.
+There are many languages that have been built using the Parrot Compiler Tools (PCT) all of which are in various stages of development. This page tracks the status of these projects and provides information on where to find them.
 
-Note that several languages that used to live in parrot have been moved to https://trac.parrot.org/languages (which has checkout instructions).
+Some of these languages live in the Parrot repository. Two demo languages - `abc` and `Squaak` - can be found in the `examples/languages` directory.
+Also, `nqp-rx` and `winxed` are included in the `ext` directory as they are frequently used during Parrot development. However, the other languages are developed outside the Parrot repository.
 
-Active (or in maintenance) Languages:
+Note that several languages that used to live in the Parrot master image have been moved to https://github.com/parrot. To get a copy of the source code for one of these languages (e.g. `lolcode`), use the following `git` command:
+
+{{{git clone git://github.com/parrot/lolcode lolcode}}}
+
+== Actively Maintained Languages ==
 
 ||Name||Language||Written in||Builds against||Passing tests||Completeness||Development||
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 ||[http://github.com/perl6/roast roast]||[http://perlcabal.org/syn/ Perl 6 spec] tests||Perl 6||HEAD||?||Development||Active||
 
-Inactive, retired and Dormant languages.
-
+== Inactive, Retired, or Dormant Languages ==
 
 ||Name||Language||Written in||Builds against||Passing tests||Completeness||Development||