discuss: Re: Language
Subject:
Re: Language
From:
Nicolas Chauvat ####@####.####
Date:
15 Apr 2002 08:18:36 -0000
Message-Id: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0204151013580.27857-100000@aries.logilab.fr>
> Every stitch of source code I've ever looked at was in a programming language
> that was English based. Do programming languages exist in other languages?
Of course they do. I used french-based programming languages 15 years ago
and was far from being the first one to do so! But IMHO, they are not that
interesting to use as writing a program is restricted to a very specific
vocabulary and syntax that you have to learn anyway. Actually, I think
it's easier to write in a programming language that borrows words from a
foreing language, for you don't mix "natural sentences" with restricted
words and translate both ideas and words to another language (ideas ->
program, words -> english) instead of trying to restrict the
"implementation" your thought to a subset of your native language.
Just a couple eurocents...
--
Nicolas Chauvat
http://www.logilab.com - "Mais où est donc Ornicar ?" - LOGILAB, Paris (France)
