Why aren't there more programming languages out there that aren't derived from English?

We're in the age of universal UTF-8 support, if it was meant to be then it should be happening now.

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I mean, we should be more inclusive and allow other flavours of JavaScript that aren't based on English across browser, right? Otherwise that would mean that English is the master language of the web.

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If you haven't come across it, here's a list: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

@7400 Interesting. I don't keep up with new languages as I should. Maybe I should look beyond my comfort zone of C++/TS every once in a while.

Are any of them being widely used though?

@voodooattack: I doubt it, but maybe they are/were in some economies with strong protectionism. I don't have any insights into such markets. Obviously not counting visual programming languages like Scratch where localisation is more of a UI detail rather than a core decision of zhe language design.

Because the development of programming languages fell into the era of the US American empire in the Western world. Basically in WW2, the US had made a deal with GB along the lines of "we kick the nasty Krauts in their asses, and you hand us over your Empire role".

In the Eastern bloc, there was Russia, but in terms of IT, they were always hopelessly behind because communism doesn't encourage innovation. And then the commies collapsed, leaving the US pretty much alone.

Just as back in Roman times, Latin was the "lingua franca" because of the Roman Empire. Yeah and now that everyone in tech speaks English, why would we change that? The cost would be huge for a new international tech language. For what benefit? Or, why would we start balcanising, again for what benefit?

there is a very positive point for english being the "tech language". It makes distinction really easy when speaking about it. So its pretty clear i mean some tech stuff when pronouncing it english and some actual language piece when speaking in german.