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I wonder why there are not more programming languages not only with non-English keywords, but with different grammars. For example, if X then Y and many other c
by anigbrowl 8mo ago
I wonder why there are not more programming languages not only with non-English keywords, but with different grammars. For example, if X then Y and many other constructions closely follow English grammar, but when you study other languages you quickly become away of many other possible constructions.
- dmurray 8mo agoI don't think programming languages follow English grammar or syntax closely. If X then Y, sure. While X, do Y? Maybe. For X equals Y, X equals Z, X is incremented, do A? Hardly. Match X case Y1 Z1 case Y2 Z2? Definitely not Native English speakers have a small leg up understanding the vocabulary, not the syntax.
- anigbrowl 8mo agoThat's why I wrote 'many other constructions' not 'many languages'.
- whacked_new 8mo agoI'm a little sad that VSO languages didn't start the computing revolution because if they did, we would all be writing LISP. But instead, we are relegated to Python and JavaScript!
- b3orn 8mo agoConsidering that Korean is an SOV language it would've been interesting to see that factor into the design of this programming language.