@StorageB@lemmy.one to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 6 months agoAre all programming languages based on English?message-square90fedilinkarrow-up1188arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1174arrow-down1message-squareAre all programming languages based on English?@StorageB@lemmy.one to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square90fedilinkfile-text
If you’re from a non English speaking country, do you first have to learn English if you want to get into programming?
minus-square@milkisklim@lemm.eelinkfedilink3•6 months agoI try and pretend the spelling oddities are a feature and not a bug. If you can recognize the language of origin of a given word, it helps you know how to pronounce it,and often the definition.
minus-square@mindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink2•6 months agoNeeding etymology to guess at pronunciation is why it’s bullshit. People have tried to fix it. Their partial success just created more exceptions.
I try and pretend the spelling oddities are a feature and not a bug. If you can recognize the language of origin of a given word, it helps you know how to pronounce it,and often the definition.
Needing etymology to guess at pronunciation is why it’s bullshit.
People have tried to fix it. Their partial success just created more exceptions.