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Of course, for a Japanese person coding in English that's the least of their problems.... I'll admit the benefits of color-coding things are less if you are us
by robbrown451 6y ago
Of course, for a Japanese person coding in English that's the least of their problems....
I'll admit the benefits of color-coding things are less if you are using words as opposed to actual colors, but I still think an argument could be made for using green and red, since deny/block and allow/pass seem a bit too closely tied to a specific expected action. I could imagine uses of the terms in the future (not necessarily in linux code) where those descriptors don't quite work, but where the colors names communicate the concept in a more general way.
It reminds me of the issue with the idea of calling black people "African Americans." It wasn't all that well thought through, because it is overly specific and doesn't work for, say, a black person who never lived in America.
- chillacy 6y agoI'm a native english speaker but trying to learn other languages (and speaking with english learners) has given me a new appreciation for simplicity for ease of learning. For something which wants to be the lingua franca of the world I think this is a desirable attribute. And given few things are universal across existing cultures, it doesn't leave much room for metaphor. The whole term of African-American is indeed a confusing mess, for reasons you pointed out, but also that a straightforward interpretation might mean that Elon Musk (being South African) should fall under that umbrella, but to suggest so would land you in some hot water. I would hate to have to explain this nuance constantly to non-native speakers.