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Re:قلب: a non-ASCII programming language written in Arabic by trevordixon on Friday October 25, 2019 @08:01AM (#21354099)
> Programming in a foreign language is a pretty significant barrier.

There are only a handful of English words you have to memorize. Music students have to memorize a handful of Italian words to follow written music. It hasn't been a problem.

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Re:قلب: a non-ASCII programming language written in Arabic by UncleMeat on Saturday October 26, 2019 @03:32AM (#21362286)
Standard libraries are large and named in English. It's a lot more than a few English words.
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