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As a German I'm so glad that I didn't have to learn German as a second language. As a software developer I'm glad I was there when the web began and was allowe
by stesch 9y ago
As a German I'm so glad that I didn't have to learn German as a second language.
As a software developer I'm glad I was there when the web began and was allowed to code some bad Perl CGI and horrible HTML.
- _pmf_ 9y ago> was allowed to code some bad Perl CGI and horrible HTML Today's starters write equally bad JavaScript and equally bad HTML; don't be fooled by the cargo culters stating otherwise.
- kylestlb 9y agoThe standards have also changed, as well as the language itself!
- naragon 9y agoI'm actually learning German as a third language and I quite enjoy it.
- ravenstine 9y agoThe only tricky part to me is that its use is often highly idiomatic. There are so many German phrases that don't translate literally, but their English counterparts might translate okay and at least make some sense. The phrase "Es tut mir leid" comes to mind.