Comments on: You have to know English to be a Programmer! http://www.tigraine.at/2008/11/21/you-have-to-know-english-to-be-a-programmer/ Daniel Hoelbling talks about .NET Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:22:22 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Tigraine » Blog Archive » Translation taken too far http://www.tigraine.at/2008/11/21/you-have-to-know-english-to-be-a-programmer/comment-page-1/#comment-3246 Tigraine » Blog Archive » Translation taken too far Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:15:13 +0000 http://www.tigraine.at/2008/11/21/you-have-to-know-english-to-be-a-programmer/#comment-3246 [...] said in the past that I believe you have to know English to be a programmer, and sometimes I get a painful reminder about how right I [...] [...] said in the past that I believe you have to know English to be a programmer, and sometimes I get a painful reminder about how right I [...]

]]> By: Tigraine http://www.tigraine.at/2008/11/21/you-have-to-know-english-to-be-a-programmer/comment-page-1/#comment-2065 Tigraine Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:57:59 +0000 http://www.tigraine.at/2008/11/21/you-have-to-know-english-to-be-a-programmer/#comment-2065 I don't translate them, I write them in english first because I usually base them on some sort of class diagram that's already in english.<br>I also try to have a very strong relationship between my objects and the real world, so I end up showing the customer many class diagrams that come from the code etc. I don't translate them, I write them in english first because I usually base them on some sort of class diagram that's already in english.
I also try to have a very strong relationship between my objects and the real world, so I end up showing the customer many class diagrams that come from the code etc.

]]> By: zerok http://www.tigraine.at/2008/11/21/you-have-to-know-english-to-be-a-programmer/comment-page-1/#comment-2063 zerok Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:51:39 +0000 http://www.tigraine.at/2008/11/21/you-have-to-know-english-to-be-a-programmer/#comment-2063 So true. I'm always completely shocked when I see some code with German or (as I had the great pleasure once) Italian variables, methods, classes and not to forget comments. Extending this project was a complete nightmare. If I'm at the code level, one language is enough. Mixing languages (even if I just use German in comments) would just be to confusing.<br><br>Although I don't go that far as translating requirements and design documents into English if I have an Austrian or German customer. So true. I'm always completely shocked when I see some code with German or (as I had the great pleasure once) Italian variables, methods, classes and not to forget comments. Extending this project was a complete nightmare. If I'm at the code level, one language is enough. Mixing languages (even if I just use German in comments) would just be to confusing.

Although I don't go that far as translating requirements and design documents into English if I have an Austrian or German customer.

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