Re: OT - Programming Languages w/o English Syntax
On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 12:29, Monique Y. Herman wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 at 11:15 GMT, Tom penned:
> > [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"?
[snip]
> You're right; the anglo-centric nature of most programming languages is
> distressing. It would be fun to code in a language based on a totally
Distressing???????? What an over-reaction.
Guess what? When French/German/Chinese/Spanish/Portuguese/Japanese
Computer Scientists decide to write a programming language in their
own native language, there will be programming languages in those
languages. But then, why did Niklaus Wirth use English key words,
even though he is Swiss/German?
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