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> it's also the only way their code is going to see widespread engagement Wow, what a claim! I can see how this may have some anecdotal evidence behind it sinc
by benjaminjosephw 5y ago
> it's also the only way their code is going to see widespread engagement
Wow, what a claim! I can see how this may have some anecdotal evidence behind it since programming has had such a strong English bias but it's conjecture to say that this is the only path. Not only does that claim lack evidence, it also lacks imagination. The future doesn't have to follow the same patterns of the past.
The technical constraints of ASCII have long been irrelevant and its only the cultural imposition that remains. While this has been the case the size and importance of computing has exploded everywhere (e.g. 4 billion people worldwide use the internet).
Can you really say with confidence that global "widespread engagement" is (and will always be) a desirable property for code projects? Is software produced in this way and at this global scale really likely to be better quality for everyone?
- Causality1 5y agoThat's the brilliant thing about programming: you can do it however you want. If you want to write your code in such a way that an Anglophone spends half their time looking up ALT key combinations to type the characters, go ahead. I'm just saying that I'm not touching that code with a ten foot pole, nor is anyone I know, nor would any of my customers. There's too much talent in the world for me to put up with one iota more hassle than necessary.