Odd question: What language do non-English speaking programmers use?

[RaiderJ]

Just got done playing some video games, and I got to thinking, "what language(s) do the Japanese use to program?"

Do other countries use C++? Is stuff translated?

 

[ed21x]

they program in english.

 

[yukichigai]

Yeah, C++, perl, whatever. Programming languages all seem to be english-based no matter what country they're in. For example if you ever watch Battle Royale you'll notice that when the hacker kid is doing his thing the text is displaying commands in english. Of course all Japanese kids are taught english in school, so who knows.

 

[Joker81]

yeah its a programming default so all people can code on older code

 

[SSibalNom]

people who program: since its a programming default and all the former code is in english, does this mean programming in the future, almost indefinately will end up in english as well?

 

[MAME]

I just read through a book about it. They use the same language, sucks for them.

 

[Leejai]

so much for ze french making ze comback

 

[acemcmac]

now the computers themselves are xenophobic... kick @ss :beer:

 

[KEV1N]

There aren't many actual English words built into C, really. If, While? For? The rest is your own functions, objects, and variables-- which you can name yourself. Or after yourself

 

[MAME]

Originally posted by: KEV1N
There aren't many actual English words built into C, really. If, While? For? The rest is your own functions, objects, and variables-- which you can name yourself. Or after yourself

Actually I find C to be quite intuitive. It's really hard though so not knowing English makes it all the worse

 

[SagaLore]

Just imagine if the Chinese came up with a programming language that was all in chinese characters, and wrote top to bottom. We'd all be screwed. 🙁

edit: It would look just like the Matrix. :Q

 

[Buttzilla]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Just imagine if the Chinese came up with a programming language that was all in chinese characters, and wrote top to bottom. We'd all be screwed. 🙁

edit: It would look just like the Matrix. :Q

haahhaa

 

[MAME]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Just imagine if the Chinese came up with a programming language that was all in chinese characters, and wrote top to bottom. We'd all be screwed. 🙁

edit: It would look just like the Matrix. :Q

No, it wouldn't. Do you know what the Matrix code really is? It's backwards Katakana characters (Japanese alphabet). This does not look like Kanji (Japanese and Chinese alphabet) in the slightest.

 

[Descartes]

I've worked on code from Russian, Spanish, and French programmers before. It's hard to follow because they obviously name variables after words meaningful to them and their language, but other than that there's no difference.

 

[notfred]

The best thing is when you are using libraries written in the UK, and you keep trying to call functions with names like "setColour" and you always spell them wrong...

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: Descartes
I've worked on code from Russian, Spanish, and French programmers before. It's hard to follow because they obviously name variables after words meaningful to them and their language, but other than that there's no difference.

I have that trouble too. Only with me it is Russian, South African, and Indian. Their comments are always in their native language - that is much harder to follow than their variable names.

 

[damiano]

Originally posted by: Leejai
so much for ze french making ze comback

what a dumb comment

foreign programmers program in "english"
it's not really english anyway if you want to declare a string you declare it with
String sBlah = new String();

this is not reall enlgish if you ask me
the words string and new are but you need to learn that syntax wether you speak english or not
so at the end of the day it doesn't matter if you speak english or not

 

[damiano]

Originally posted by: KEV1N
There aren't many actual English words built into C, really. If, While? For? The rest is your own functions, objects, and variables-- which you can name yourself. Or after yourself

true
most my code looks like this

int iDamiano =0;
String sDamiano = "bonjour";
//allez vous faire enculer

you see being foreign doesn't bother me much

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: damiano

Originally posted by: Leejai
so much for ze french making ze comback

what a dumb comment

foreign programmers program in "english"
it's not really inglish anyway if you want to declare a string you declare it with
String sBlah = new String();

this is not reall enlgish if you ask me
the words string and new are but you need to learn that syntax wether you speak englsih or not
so at the end of the day it doesn't matter if you speak english or not

Speaking of English.... what was that? 😕 😉 😛

 

[damiano]

Speaking of English.... what was that? 😕 😉 😛

typing mistakes 😉

 

[Ranger X]

Originally posted by: MAME

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Just imagine if the Chinese came up with a programming language that was all in chinese characters, and wrote top to bottom. We'd all be screwed. 🙁

edit: It would look just like the Matrix. :Q

No, it wouldn't. Do you know what the Matrix code really is? It's backwards Katakana characters (Japanese alphabet). This does not look like Kanji (Japanese and Chinese alphabet) in the slightest.

That's ignorance at its best.

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: damiano

Speaking of English.... what was that? 😕 😉 😛

typing mistakes 😉

LOL, I know, just giving ya a tough time 🙂

 

[MAME]

Originally posted by: Ranger X

Originally posted by: MAME

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Just imagine if the Chinese came up with a programming language that was all in chinese characters, and wrote top to bottom. We'd all be screwed. 🙁

edit: It would look just like the Matrix. :Q

No, it wouldn't. Do you know what the Matrix code really is? It's backwards Katakana characters (Japanese alphabet). This does not look like Kanji (Japanese and Chinese alphabet) in the slightest.

That's ignorance at its best.

On my behalf? How so? 😕

 

[MAME]

WTF :|

 

[MAME]

WTF :|