From: Chad Perrin <perrin@...>
Date: 2007-04-04T03:02:50+09:00
Subject: Re: PHP in rubyforge?

On Tue, Apr 03, 2007 at 03:10:51PM +0900, Peter Cooper wrote:
> On 4/2/07, Kis Gell??rt Imre <kis.gellert@hev.ahh.gov.hu> wrote:
> >
> >Hello,
> >
> >i see in rubyforge this URL:
> >http://rubyforge.org/snippet/browse.php?by=lang&lang=17
> >
> >what is the php tag in the url?
> >if this is a ruby-website, why they are run php, not ruby?
> 
> I sometimes wonder why non English-speakers create programming languages
> that are in English.

Historical reasons.

Is there any other type of reason for anything?


> 
> But then I realize how totally fun it would be if all of Ruby's base classes
> and syntax were in Japanese. ;-)

It would either finally impel me to get back to learning Japanese, or
keep me from learning Ruby.  I'd give it about 50% either way.

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