How Do Entries Get Added to this List?

Here are the steps I go through when adding a language to the dictionary. (Note that, to preserve consistency, other folks are not encouraged to try to add entries. However, this status is negotiable.)

1. Check my local list of about 140 languages to see which ones I haven't worked on yet. Entries on the list are links with the special CGI parameters that cause the back-end CGI to generate an add form.
2. Once the add form appears, I pop up another browser window and check out a basic list of WWW resources for that language under Yahoo:Programming Languages.
3. I set the language type: A, C, D, F, L, M, O, P, S, or T.
4. If the language is a subset, dialect, or variation of some other major language, I put that name of that language in as a cross-reference.
5. I try to find a logo or distinctive image for that language, possibly from a major vendor or university project. Some languages, like Ada, that's an easy job, others just don't have a logo.
6. Next, I try to find a primary reference web site for the language. Sometimes this isn't possible, but usually something is available. If the language is owned by a single organization, like Ada or PostScript, then that site goes here. This is the link for the language name itself.
7. Then comes the big job, writing the description. First, I look through my programming books and magazines, as well as on-line tutorial sites. If necessary, I download a free implementation of the language and skim some of the documentation. The description normally contains a list of features the language provides, maybe a little background or history, what the language is used for, and status of availability for implementations.
8. As part of writing the description, I fill in the origin field. The origin usually has a name or two, as well the years that seminal initial work on the language was done.
9. Very few computer languages arise in isolation, so I fill in some related languages next. The back-end CGI automatically turns these into cross-reference links.
10. Next, I try to fill in the remarks and links fields. The remarks field usually contains additional background, subjective opinions, and comparisons with other languages. Each language gets to bear up to five extra WWW links. I usually try to have at least one of each of the following kinds: an FAQ, a commercial vendor, and a tutorial.
11. I fill in the code example section. Just under half of the code examples I write myself, and the rest are adapted from books or web sites. I always give some attribution on any example I copy.
12. Last, I submit the entry and check its appearance in the dictionary output format. Some proofreading gets done at this stage.
13. Later on, I do some additional proof-reading of the entries. This stage needs more discipline.

The Perl CGI used for this programming language dictionary is general-purpose, it can be used for any alphabetically-sorted flat index of information (e.g. cat breeds, famous inventors, etc.). The schema is controlled by a file residing at the server, and HTML framework and decorations are supplied by templates HTML fragments.