The way I'd do it, would be to store an intermediate representation, and have multiple front-ends with different syntaxes. Have the editable text be generated f

The way I'd do it, would be to store an intermediate representation, and have multiple front-ends with different syntaxes. Have the editable text be generated from the IR. This would be a huge plus, as it would not require the editor to know English keywords. Most keywords could be translated into the contributor's native language, lowering the barrier for editing. It would also allow the syntax to be changed over time, or provide multiple different syntax paradigms, a bit like wikipedia's code vs visual editors. Of course, comments are an issue, but hopefully, this is as close to "self-commenting" code as it gets.