HyperTalk-like language for use with the CLR

Question

I was always a big fan of HyperTalk back in the days of Stacks in HyperCard. Are there any HyperTalk-like languages available for use with Visual Studio and the CLR? The benefits of using natural language syntax (e.g. Get the third line of text in the textbox named Comments) and strong-typing would be magnificant. The real goal is to create something extremely Business Analyst friendly, since even VB.NET can be daunting.

Answer 1

Interesting concept. I wonder if the recent interest in Domain-specific Languages (DSLs) is the modern equivalent.

You might check out

• Meta Programming System
• Oslo and Textual DSLs
• Windows PowerShell (relatively easy to write custom cmdlets)
• ANTLR (supports targeting .NET)
• Boo (allegedly easy to extend, but this was not my experience)