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		trevordixon on Oct 25, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: قلب: a non-ASCII programming language written in A... > Programming in a foreign language is a pretty significant barrier. There are only a handful of English words you have to memorize. Music students have to memorize a handful of Italian words to follow written music. It hasn't been a problem.

UncleMeat on Oct 26, 2019 [–]

Standard libraries are large and named in English. It's a lot more than a few English words.

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