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Re:Telefunken Datenspeicher by Rinzler89 on Saturday March 16, 2024 @04:20PM (#39729148)
>I don't think you understand how languages work.

I'm not talking about languages, I'm talking about the specific words of IT jargon which all originate from English.

>Are you going to force UK speakers to say truck, fall and cookie, too?

No, because those words are not universally used technical IT words bound together by a common language.

With your logic then every country should translate the mnemonics of the programing languages from English to their local languages too, no?

So the "while()" loop will be "während()" in German version of C and "pendant()" in French version of C.

Re:Telefunken Datenspeicher by Tainnor on Saturday March 16, 2024 @07:37PM (#39730431)
> I'm not talking about languages, I'm talking about the specific words of IT jargon which all originate from English.

"I'm not talking about languages, I'm talking about words" ...? What do you think words are a part of

> With your logic then every country should translate the mnemonics of the programing languages from English to their local languages too, no?

Programming languages are not natural languages. The comparison doesn't make sense.