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Isn't the real problem here that people unfamiliar with the Latin alphabet will have to learn the Latin alphabet? I suppose they could design programming langu
by mcv 4y ago
Isn't the real problem here that people unfamiliar with the Latin alphabet will have to learn the Latin alphabet?
I suppose they could design programming languages using the Chinese alphabet (maybe they already have? I wouldn't know) that use different conventions[0].
[0] Convention is with a 't', by the way.
- DiogenesKynikos 4y agoChinese kids already learn the Latin alphabet, even before they learn how to write Chinese characters. The Latin alphabet is used as a stepping stone towards learning how to write, and as an input method for computers and phones (you type the pronunciation of the character you want to write, and then select from a list of characters that are homophones).