Re:قلب: a non-ASCII programming language written in Arabic
by oefrha on Friday October 25, 2019 @10:14PM
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> First thing is the single most popular l1 language in China manderin is more like 1 in 8 humans
Wrong in this context.
1. People who speak other dialects like Cantonese overwhelmingly use the same written language, so there's no barrier in written communication;
2. AFAIK Mandarin is the mandatory teaching language in Mainland Chinese schools, so even if you want to be pedantic I'd say 1 in 5 has native or bilingual proficiency in Mandarin.
> starting a manderin only software project would mean choosing between only Chinese developers and Chinese devs and the rest of the planet as well.
First, there's no such thing as a "mandarin-only software project", you use Chinese the written language as explained above.
Secondly, it's still a reasonable choice if the author finds the alternative mentally draining, or the primary audience does. No point in global-proofing your project if the primary audience need to spend extra time and energy to communicate worse. I don't necessarily advocate for it, but I don't pretend that every project on earth has the obligation to make it convenient for me to contribute.
Wrong in this context.
1. People who speak other dialects like Cantonese overwhelmingly use the same written language, so there's no barrier in written communication;
2. AFAIK Mandarin is the mandatory teaching language in Mainland Chinese schools, so even if you want to be pedantic I'd say 1 in 5 has native or bilingual proficiency in Mandarin.
> starting a manderin only software project would mean choosing between only Chinese developers and Chinese devs and the rest of the planet as well.
First, there's no such thing as a "mandarin-only software project", you use Chinese the written language as explained above.
Secondly, it's still a reasonable choice if the author finds the alternative mentally draining, or the primary audience does. No point in global-proofing your project if the primary audience need to spend extra time and energy to communicate worse. I don't necessarily advocate for it, but I don't pretend that every project on earth has the obligation to make it convenient for me to contribute.