Intentional programming: beyond programming languages

Is it possible to program by writing meaningful text, then attach some form of rewriting to it?

Check out what Charles Simonyi is doing in this direction...
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intentional_programming
- here are some details... http://web.archive.org/web/20010225023551/research.microsoft.com/ip/overview/digiconv.htm
- http://tesugen.com/archives/02/06/more-on-intentional-programming

A complete (and more understandable) discussion about IP, can be found here:
"The Death of Computer Languages, The Birth of Intentional Programming"