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Microsoft's New Programming Language, "M"

Posted by timothy on from the well-it-sounds-delicious dept.

Anthony_Cargile writes "Microsoft announced Friday their new 'M' language, designed especially for building textual domain-specific languages and software models with XAML. Microsoft will also announce Quadrant, for building and viewing models visually, and a repository for storing and combining models using a SQL Server database. While some say the language is simply their 'D' language renamed to a further letter down the alphabet, the language is criticized for lack of a promised cross-platform function because of its ties to MS SQL server, which only runs on Windows."

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  1. Not a problem by overshoot · · Score: 4, Funny

    While some say the language is simply their 'D' language renamed to a further letter down the alphabet, the language is criticized for lack of a promised cross-platform function because of its ties to MS SQL server, which only runs on Windows."

    That's not a bug, that's a feature.

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    1. Re:Not a problem by ColdWetDog · · Score: 2, Funny

      If so, they should have thought of a better name, cause this letter is already taken :)

      Their first thought was BASIC, but alas, it too was already taken.

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  2. Cross platform? Bwahahaha by SL+Baur · · Score: 5, Funny

    From TFA:

    By âoecross platformâ, Microsoft means, âoecross platform as long the other platform authors write a backend for the code, and the SQL database MUST be hosted on MS SQL, a proprietary Microsoft Windows serviceâ.

    Let me clarify that statement. By cross platform we mean that this is portable to both Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Vista.

  3. Re:Nowhere for Big Bird to Go Now by Yvan256 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nope. The next languages will be "E", "R", "D" and back to "E" again.

  4. Re:Cross platform? Bwahahaha by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...but we're still not sure about Vista.

  5. Re:lame by LEMONedIScream · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you're not trolling, why post AC? Hell, why I am I responding?

  6. Re:lame by The+Redster! · · Score: 5, Funny

    New Entry-level opportunity for a young, seasoned programmer in a fast-paced environment. Must have:

    2 Years MS-SQL experience
    3 Years in "M", 5 preferred
    Pay negotiable.

  7. Re:Cross platform? Bwahahaha by Sentry21 · · Score: 5, Funny

    And not just Windows XP Vista - all three versions of XP and all eight versions of Windows Vista! Truly the broadest, deepest multiplatform support of any programming language available!

  8. They did by Weaselmancer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why not clean up the fucking dotnet framework reference dlls?

    You can download them here.

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    1. Re:They did by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      If Java is ".Net, but cleaned up," then Microsoft's shit must be completely fucked.

    2. Re:They did by atraintocry · · Score: 2, Funny

      Who said it wasn't?

  9. Re:lame by smittyoneeach · · Score: 3, Funny

    New feature of the M language. Mention it, and out pops muzik.

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  10. Re:Cross platform? Bwahahaha by Kooty-Sentinel · · Score: 2, Funny

    HEY. Don't leave IA64 out :(

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  11. Re:That sound that you hear... by nmb3000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I first heard about Microsoft Research somewhere around Jan. 2008. [...] Fast forward almost 11 years. 11 years ok. Let me say it one more time: 11 YEARS. What exactly has Microsoft Research produced in those 11 years that is truly noteworthy?

    A time machine?

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  12. Re:lame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, I can see how that is totally different to getting locked into Microsoft products.

    Silly, of course it is different, getting locked into Apple(tm) lifestyle will make you cooooool.

  13. Then there's Microsoft Research by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ha! That reminds me of my earliest days using Linux. I had distro X installed and was trying to set up the sound. I searched for a file to cat to the device and found something like "microsoftresearch.au" buried deep in the file system. I catted it to the sound device and it was Curly saying "I tried to think but nothing happened."

    I had found a home.

  14. Re:lame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I knew a he/she once... intriguing yet disturbing