Am 07.02.2013 20:35, schrieb Kenneth:

> The root of my *long-term* basic misconception (of not realizing that source
> code is a simple text file, AND WRITTEN in a text editor) is this: I thought it
> needed to be written in some kind of special 'source-code' program or
> environment--and linked in some way with C/C++ code libraries or some such, to
> make even the writing process work. Admittedly a funny/goofy concept, now that I
> understand what the truth is. (I'm leaving out the compiling or interpreting
> process, that's a different thing.)

While being funny & goofy, the concept isn't /too/ far-fetched. For 
instance, Visual Basic for Applications has some traits that go in that 
direction.

Real programmers have always scorned the idea though.

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