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>It the field of computing, it probably helps that we speak the same language Then again, I think working through untranslated English material for my computer
by _0ffh 4y ago
>It the field of computing, it probably helps that we speak the same language
Then again, I think working through untranslated English material for my computer hobby helped me gain language proficiency more quickly than many peers.
- mdp2021 4y agoMy first word in English had most probably been 'ready' ;)
- benj111 4y agoTrue. But if I'm reading z80 documentation, I'm going to be able to read it more easily. Plus I don't have to be also willing to learn a second language. Of course in the end you have computing skills and a second language. Slightly off topic question though. Are programming constructs based around or influenced English making it easier to learn as an anglophone? Would (true)if be more common, or do{}while(true) be more common if English weren't the Lingua Franca? I know you could find examples of these in many languages, but they aren't 'standard'
- Brian_K_White 4y agoI have wondered about that. Every time a new language or framework attempts or claims to be more natural, I think "for who?"