Hi Narendra, What you are saying is right but as you know that computer understand only binary. Therefore, in whatever language you write, software or compiler will convert it into binary. As a concept Hindi or any language can be used to program computers given software and tools are available.
Now your question - wheather it will be useful? Then answer is not so straight forward "No". We belive it is not possible because we are so obssessed with English, that we can't imagine any other language being used for computer. But just for your information - in Europe, Japan and Russia etc. Microsoft has to sell Windows in their language. Because people of these country are not obsessed by English. On the contrary, Windows in Hindi is not popular. (Recently I got the oppertunity to listen Professor and Poet Dr. Ashok Chakradhar. He was professing the use of Hindi software and telling that he is using it since long and find it very comfertable. He demonstrated the use of MS Word by writing a few poems in Hindi before us.) The advanatge of Hindi or regional language as computer language is "mass". Mass in India still do not understand English. Only a few percent of Indian population understands it. And this is the biggest reason internet could not penetrate in India in many years while mobile could easily do it in couple of years. Also, you may be amaged but it is partly true that unofficial language of teaching in interier of Andra collages is Telgu and similar for other states. We ourself (IIT Delhi students) talk with professors in Hindi where ever feasible. In such circumstances if programming language can be typed in regional languages, who knows how many good programmers and computer scientists India can produce. Also, with the recent changes in global economy, who knows who is the next world leader (or ecomonic super power). Lastly, with these comments I am not undermining the usage of English language in Computers but do not want to stop people who are working in the direction of making computer a language independent system. Cheers, Neeraj with another prospective. narendra sisodiya wrote: > Sorry for the post, but I do not want to hurt and "hindi-wali feeling" > inside your soft heart. > > Just saw this website -- http://www.hindawi.in/en_US/ > run the flash intro and see the code snippet . Coding structure in Hindi > gave a big laugh on my face. I was unable to control myself. > I have not downloaded the software But one natural question arise in mind,, > > *Can we code in Hindi???* > > My answer is NO, and even if we able to code then also it will be of NO use. > > I do not know , why somebody will run these type of software. Coding in > Hindi will be really tuff (at least for me) and more over the worst part may > happen on one day when the moronic idealistic and policy maker may introduce > computer education of Hindi Coding at junior classes level. > > Writing English, speaking English and typing C++ code (which has some > English keywords) is totally different. Even "Kanitkar" has some books in > Hinglish. "hindi bhashi can read them also". > > As a programmer I know, changing platform and language is not easy. It takes > time . But If I have to shift from English keywords to Hindi keywords it > will be really tuff and impossible task. A Hindawi-programmer will also feel > same problem while shifting to actual language. > > Even this project is getting FOSS awards also. ????????? > > In my view it is not a useful effort and will not make any sense. It may be > used as a "proof of concept" which tell that "you can make equivalent Hindi > or lets say Telugu keywords for any computer language like C++ or XML". > > my single question is "when will be become free from cage of ideology"? > > Let me give a very good example -- I attended 1-2 classes of one course at > IITD, the lecturer was a famous artist, He was digitizing some art work of > a village, he was having some illiterate artist --"village females" . After > a small training, those female were having good command in photoshop, and > those females made their own terminologies to talk and explain each other. > In my View Language is not barrier in case of "software and software > languages". All we (Indians) need is a good training. FOSS activities should > be concentrate on content and its quality, rather then such "proof of > concept" projects. > > Let me very specific to the question "Do we really need localization at > software and software languages, taking into consideration of Indian > progress and total number of common english users" > > > -- > ����[ Narendra Sisodiya ]��������������� > � http://narendra.techfandu.org � > � http://www.lug-iitd.org � > �������������[ +91-93790-75930 ]������� --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- group http://groups.google.com/group/iitdlug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
