Re:قلب: a non-ASCII programming language written in Arabic
by knolax on Friday October 25, 2019 @12:59PM
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> or translating latin/greek terms doctors all over the world are trained and understand
A cursory glance at a glossary of Japanese medical terms suggests otherwise[0]. The thing about biases is that usually you don't notice them.
Language is completely othogonal to most tasks. If you live in Japan you would probably prefer your GP focus on studying medicine in school instead of Greek/Latin on the off hand chance a foreigner asks them "why his primaris longus hurts". The same with programming, I'm pretty sure most programmers are interested in computers first and foremost, not learning about English subject verb agreement so they can read documentation.
A cursory glance at a glossary of Japanese medical terms suggests otherwise[0]. The thing about biases is that usually you don't notice them.
Language is completely othogonal to most tasks. If you live in Japan you would probably prefer your GP focus on studying medicine in school instead of Greek/Latin on the off hand chance a foreigner asks them "why his primaris longus hurts". The same with programming, I'm pretty sure most programmers are interested in computers first and foremost, not learning about English subject verb agreement so they can read documentation.
[0] https://www.mlcjapanese.co.jp/n5_04_10.html