In programming can you program in other than english language?

Question

for example I am studying in the US, say C++, and its in a computer language, but how do French/Spanish people write their codes? ...Do they learn the codes in the english language like the words: if, else, do while in.
I'm asking this because if I go to a country like France would I be able to program there, or they use a different program language?

Answer 1

In general, the keywords for programming languages (if...then...else) remain constant because compilers have to recognize them all over the world, but comments and variable names can and likely will be in the local language.

Hope that helps.

Answer 2

Computer language is independent of human language. It only sees bits and bytes. Human use interpreters or compilers to translate the programming language to computer language. There are many programming languages C++, BASIC, FORTRAN ...
Most of these programming languages are developed by English speaking people. I suppose if someone who speaks Chinese or Arabics or whatever decide to write their own programming languages it is possible. Though I am not aware of anything like that.

Answer 3

The same languages are used the world over. The symbols and words used (like 'if', or 'for') could easily be replaced in the compilers symbol table to accommodate a local language, although in my experience everyone programs in English (even people I know in Iran). What they typically do though, is declare variable, class and function names using their local language.

Answer 4

I think Pfo's answer is probably closest (I know Dutch programs are available but whether programming in Dutch works is beyond me) but since this is really intriguing, I'm going to ask the programming lecturer at the computer course i'm doing (I'm only doing basic things like working with Office programs, not making them). really good question, and if you email me I'll get back to you on what the lecturer said about it!

Answer 5

There have been attempts to translate the commands. However, this is not appreciated by experienced programmers, that have already learned the commands in English.

Although it would be easier to have learned the commands in one's native language in the first place, it takes a lot effort for someone that already programs in English to switch to the translated language.

Old habits die hard.

Answer 6

the syntax for C++ (or any other programming language) is independent of the language of the user

C++ is still the same in the USA, Russia, China, France etc

Answer 7

You might, or might not, be interested in PASCAL and/or Pascal.

Why C++ ?

Grammar and syntax are interesting subjects - try parsing the following phrase:

I'm asking this because if I go to a country like France would I be able to program there ...

Sorry, I don't mean to be nasty.

Programming languages are what they are, where ever you may be. A zero is a zero and a one is a one.


Best wishes,

David.

Answer 8

How about:





dim noms(2)
noms(1) = "Pierre"
noms(2) = "Jacques"
noms(3) = "Henri"

pour chaque x en noms
pièce.écrire(x et "")
prochain





Don't worry - Here's the source in English:










Guarenteed to give any compiler a headache lol!

Answer 9

just a few of the many (1700 sum odd) programming languages used around the world.
alphabetised for you.


ABC :

Ada 95 :

ALGOL :

AWK :

APL :

BASIC :

BCPL :

C:

C++ :

C# :

CLU :

COBOL :

CORAL :

CPL :

Delphi :

Eiffel :

Eiffel

Flow-Matic :

Forth :

Fortran :

Haskell :

Icon :

J :

Java :

JavaScript :

Lisp :

Mainsail :

M (MUMPS) :

ML :

Modula :

Oberon :

Objective-C :

Pascal :

Perl :

PHP :

PL/I :

Plankalkül :

PostScript :

Prolog :

Python :

Rexx :

Ruby :

Sail :

Sather :

Scheme :

Self :

Sh :

Simula :

Smalltalk :

SNOBOL :

Tcl/Tk :

Answer 10

1.They do use their own programme language.
2.How ether their second language is English.