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International auxiliary languages should be utilized in software development (to improve international collaboration). (lemmy.ml)
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Given that international auxiliary languages allow for more efficient cooperation; I think more people should consider using an easily learnable IAL, like Esperanto.

IALs would reduce the English dominance that gate-keeps software development to English persons; and hence allow more potential software developers to better develop software. The English language is mostly dominant in software development because of linguistic imperialism.

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[–] Amicchan@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The idea behind a language like Esperanto isn’t necessarily that any one country uses it as their primary language. It’s that it can be rapidly learned as a second language (or in parallel with a primary language) and spoken with just about anyone.

Yeah, Esperanto is designed to be an international auxiliary language, not a primary language. Also, no IAL can be perfect; it's unrealistic to expect all IALs to be able to easily integrate all languages.

It's surprising to see people forgetting that when they complain about Esperanto's eurocentricity.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

auxiliary

Thanks, I was forgetting the name for the class of languages.