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Is computer code universal (English language)?

Is computer code like html, php, Javascript etc... all just in the english language or is there other version for different languages?

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  • Gary E
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    Translation of any language based (like Visual Basic as opposed to symbol based like C) computer code into any other similarly structured language is relatively simple since it basically just requires replacing the limited set of reserved or syntax words with words from the new language.

    Visual Basic and Html have alternate language versions. Even languages like C and C++ have manuals written in other languages.

    So while English may be the dominate language for computer programming in the "Western World" it is by no means universal and in the entire world may not be dominate now and could, over the coming years, lose much or all of any dominance it has.

    But not to worry, it will probably be a very long time before there aren't any English versions of most major computer languages. And if that day should come soon, it will be among the least of our problems.

  • 1 decade ago

    Computer code is universal because there is only one correct syntax method, boolean logic, and its only correct if it compiles without error!

    I have translated code written in languages I didn't know into english; it sucked but I did it.

    With a great deal of effort you could unobfuscate any code.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, computer languages are universal, the computer language key words are not translated when used in other written languages.

  • Fudge
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    as far as u mean the mainstream programming languages , then only English versions r there ( no French PHP or Spanish Java ) ; I hope that was the answer :)

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Javascript, for example, is in javascript, not in English. You can use any natural (human)language for the labels. there's no difference between a function named nichtGut and one named notGood.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes... 1 & 0

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    All the same

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