• OgdenTO [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    So what? Aren't there a million programming languages? Doesn't google have its own language too?

    It won't be a secret, nor will it be proprietary. I don't get the relevance

    • KiaKaha [he/him]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      It’s not some super secret plot for tech domination. It’s just interesting, given how Huawei has been forced to develop alternative software and hardware. This is another instance, albeit less forced.

      I would like to know why there are so many different programming languages, though.

      • TheDeed [he/him, comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        There’s a lot of programming languages because someone looks at a language and goes “huh, I can do this way better”, rinse repeat until you have 8 bajillion

        • SerLava [he/him]
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          edit-2
          4 years ago

          Looking forward to the time when it is moderately harder to Google problems with characters because "char" is now a programming language.

        • OgdenTO [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Some languages have different levels of abstraction, many modern languages are moving towards less-rigorous formatting rules.

          Some are based on making lots of subroutines and defining the procedure of how the code is run, while some are based on defining things in terms of the objects in the code and how they are changed during the process.

          Some have lots of libraries and are built around easily incorporating already-defined functions.

          Some are better adapted to web functions or database management.

          Basically different languages are built for different purposes, but also some are easier to use and learn (mainly newer ones).

          Sorry meant to reply to the guy above you.

      • 0xACAB [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        same reason a mechanic has so many different tools

      • GVAGUY3 [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Hell, Apple made their own language for iPhones.

        • neo [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          and it's a nice one to write! Although I don't write it anymore, I wish Swift were more prevalent.

    • OgdenTO [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      That would be interesting if it were a non-english language.

    • Mike_Penis [any]
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      4 years ago

      (((((((((((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

  • blobjim [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Could be interesting if it is Mandarin-based instead of English. There seem to be very few non-English programming languages. It seems like that could potentially make it have widespread adoption in China if it gets a lot of investment.