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Are all programming languages based on English? (lemmy.one)

submitted 10 months ago by StorageB@lemmy.one to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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If you're from a non English speaking country, do you first have to learn English if you want to get into programming?

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[–] milkisklim@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I try and pretend the spelling oddities are a feature and not a bug. If you can recognize the language of origin of a given word, it helps you know how to pronounce it,and often the definition.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Needing etymology to guess at pronunciation is why it's bullshit.

People have tried to fix it. Their partial success just created more exceptions.