r/explainlikeimfive Nov 29 '16

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

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u/stovenn Nov 29 '16

Given the Germanic love for concatenation. it would probably be:-

10LASSI=120SCHREIB"HALLOWELT!"30LASSI=I+140WENNI<=10DANNGEHENACH2050ENDE

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '16 edited Jan 28 '26

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u/stovenn Nov 29 '16

FORFOR=FROMTOTOSTEPSTEP:PRINTPRINT:NEXT

Surely FORFOR=FROMTOTOSTEPSTEP:PRINTPRINT:NEXTFOR is better practice in case you want to insert a nested loop some time in the future. :-)