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Re: OT - Programming Languages w/o English Syntax



On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 06:15, Tom wrote:
> [OT, sorry -- but question is obscure, will be hard to google]
> 
> Are any non-english-speaking readers aware of High-level programming 
> languages using non-English syntax?  Like, could I find a French C 
> compiler that uses "pour" instead of "for" and "si" instead of "if"?

Bad idea.  Why?  Imagine trying to compile existing code that uses
"pour" and "si" as variable/function names.

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