Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yet Another Language To Learn


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The result was   delete.  Sandstein  08:01, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Yet Another Language To Learn

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Unreferenced, and there do not seem to be any references available. Google search turns up nothing relevant. Dtm1234 (talk) 13:42, 29 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 14:13, 29 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete. This appears to be WP:MADEUP.  The article lacks any sources, much less reliable independent secondary sources to establish notability as required by WP:GNG.  Googling turned up nothing useful; most of the hits were more-or-less random occurrences of the phrase in contexts having nothing to do with software.  Msnicki (talk) 16:19, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete. This exposition on a potential disadvantage of DSLs is largely original research, and assigning the (normal) phrase "yet another language to learn" specifically to to the phenomenon of participants having to learn yet another language when a DSL unknown to them is introduced, is a clear-cut instance of using Wikipedia in an attempt to launch a neologism. Content-wise, this is already adequately covered at Domain-specific language, but we should not redirect this quite general phrase to that rather specific issue, so: delete. --Lambiam 17:21, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Agree with the above. Looks like an attempt to create a phrase, with zero evidence provided that the phrase is in common use.-- SPhilbrick (Talk)  13:07, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Update I heard the term last time at the Jazoon 2012 (http://jazoon.com/2012/) during the "Syntactic Salt and Sugar" presentation (http://jazoon.com/Conference/Presentation/Day/2012-06-27/Autor/James-F-Gould-Alex-Holmes_318) given by James F. Gould and Alex Holmes. I was surprised myself that the term doesn't show up anywhere on Google because it's a common complaint when discussing DSLs and their use in software development. I'll try to contact James and Alex to see whether they are the source for the term or whether they have some sources. Digulla (talk) 21:48, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Update In the mail, I asked: "Did you or Alex coin the term? If not, where did you hear it?" The reply from James Gould: "No, we coined it." What's the next step? Digulla (talk) 21:58, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
 * The next step would be to find some reliable independent secondary sources that have taken note of the term. Lacking that, we can't establish notability, I'm afraid.  Msnicki (talk) 22:08, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
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