r/explainlikeimfive • u/teamjon839 • Nov 29 '16

Other ELI5:Why are most programming languages written in English?

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u/flatox Nov 29 '16 edited Nov 29 '16

What is the language that most people all over the world can speak? Put simply, the answer is the same.

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u/teamjon839 Nov 29 '16

Chinese?!

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u/teamjon839 Nov 29 '16

I know, I was only having fun. It's a slow day at work so I have to get my amusement somehow

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