Re: "Near Miss" error handling?

ralph@inputplus.demon.co.uk (Ralph Corderoy)
14 Apr 2001 17:18:24 -0400

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From: ralph@inputplus.demon.co.uk (Ralph Corderoy)
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 14 Apr 2001 17:18:24 -0400
Organization: InputPlus Ltd.
References: 01-03-135 01-03-171 01-04-012 01-04-066
Keywords: errors, practice
Posted-Date: 14 Apr 2001 17:18:24 EDT

Hi,


> I think most programmers, regardless of their native language, use
> English identifier names. Not all, but most.


I could believe that to be the case in Scandinavian countries, where
English is widely spoken, but my experience working for Thomson CSF in
France a few years suggested exactly the opposite. C code with
functions, variables, type names, etc., all in French. English was
spoken to a varying degree by only some of the natives although
Thomson did give English lessons to its staff if they wanted. Using
French in the code meant they could all understand it.


Me? I knew practical no French. Soon learnt to recognise certain
words in the code though.


Ralph.
[Well, yeah, French ... -J]

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