Re: localized languages, was call by name

glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> writes:




> I have wondered about what non-english speakers think about the
> english keywords used in the usual programming languages.
>
> It might be that some use a preprocessor to replace language appropriate
> keywords, but I believe most just use the usual english words.


That seems to be the case in Denmark, at least. There have been a few
programming languages for primary school education that used Danish
keywords, such as "Myresnak" (= "ant talk", a LOGO variant). But
since teaching programming to school kids has gone out of fashion,
these are, AFAIK, not used anymore.


I'm not really sure using native-language keywords is a benefit, even
for kids, as the keywords usually have a slightly different (or at
least more specific) meaning than normal English usage. I have, for
example, often found the words "object", "class" and "inheritance"
misleading and confusing.


Torben

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