Is HTML the same in all languages?

Koenigsegg

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With codes like <align>, <table>, etc..do foreign HTMLers need to learn how these work and all that?
 

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Lifer
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(which is another reason that english is the international languauge)
 

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Lifer
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Originally posted by: LoKe
It's a standard, there's no French HTML, German HTML, Spanish HTML, etc. It's all in english.

Yup.

here...I found a random site in japanese...some bank or somesuch. View the page source.
 

Koenigsegg

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So it's the same for all the other languages too? Java, C++, etc..so if you're a foreign programmer you have to learn these phrases?

How about when developers design classes for their format? Would they stick with english, like forum.post() or what?
 

DurocShark

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I think we should standardize on Farsi! So few people know that language that it would be an equal pain for everybody.
 

jEct2

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It's not that hard, I don't think it <tag> & <class> helps all that much because it's in English.

They memorize them and treat it as simple HTML commands, same as us. HTML stays as a single static 'program language'. If they were different for each cultures, it would be a compatibility nightmare.
 

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Originally posted by: Koenigsegg
So it's the same for all the other languages too? Java, C++, etc..so if you're a foreign programmer you have to learn these phrases?

How about when developers design classes for their format? Would they stick with english, like forum.post() or what?

it's the same for all languages. They can name variables, methods, classes anything they want.
 

jEct2

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Originally posted by: Koenigsegg
So it's the same for all the other languages too? Java, C++, etc..so if you're a foreign programmer you have to learn these phrases?

How about when developers design classes for their format? Would they stick with english, like forum.post() or what?

Everything is in english. Even Koreans have to type in links in english. But then again, English language is pretty universal so everyone in the world knows more than basic language functions.

I was taught English in Korea as early as in 5th grade.
 

DAGTA

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Originally posted by: Koenigsegg
So it's the same for all the other languages too? Java, C++, etc..so if you're a foreign programmer you have to learn these phrases?

How about when developers design classes for their format? Would they stick with english, like forum.post() or what?

Compilers can be written to understand any language but everything I've come across has been in English. You can often tell a non-English for first language speaking programmer by his variable and class names. Those will often be in the native language as spelled using the English alphabet. Same with comments/documentation.