[Gambas-user] In Plain English- A definition of the Datatypes please?

[Jussi Lahtinen]

Getting little off-topic but...
My native language is Finnish, but my operating system and every
program on my computer is in English.
Because all (at least almost) the new words arising form computer
world are first in English.
I don't want to do double job to learn them also in Finnish. In fact,
now days it is little confusing when I have to use computer with
Finnish UI.

And talking about multiple meanings...
Completely valid sentence in Finnish (repeating words written
uppercase for better notice);
"Kun LAKKAA SATAMASTA, haetaan LAKKAA SATAMASTA."
In English;
"When it stop raining, let's bring cloudberry from harbor."
or;
"When it stop raining, let's bring varnish from harbor."
Think about that!

So, I'm happy with English, although it is not written phonetic...


Jussi




On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 12:00, jbskaggs <jbskaggs at ...1871...> wrote:
>
> You are correct:)
>
> Thanks for your kind words.
>
> JB
>
> Doriano Blengino wrote:
>>
>> jbskaggs ha scritto:
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> I shall search more.  One of the problems I find is that many of the
>>> terms
>>> have multiple meanings for example their meaning in mathmetics does not
>>> always equal the definition in gambas or basic and basic terms do not
>>> always
>>> match
>>> terms in other langauges so that finding meanings in wiki or google makes
>>> it
>>> hard- especially when I dont know which one applies.
>>>
>>>
>>> A good example:
>>>
>>> I was trying to find a command that changed the position in the order
>>> that
>>> components were drawn-I found that the command .raise did that- but I had
>>> previously thought the command raise meant to "raise the event flag".
>>>
>>> English is not the best language to program in- or speak for that matter
>>> because the words have so many different meanings in different contexts.
>>> It
>>> wasn't until I learned  a little Greek in bible college how imprecise
>>> English is unfortunately it is the only language I speak with any
>>> understanding.
>>>
>> Uhm... I don't like English, just like you, but perhaps you are too much
>> critic. There are very precise words in English too, and "Raise" is one
>> of them. If you put a control on the top of another, then you are
>> effectively raising it; the fact in gambas RAISE has also another
>> meaning is not an English fault (and nor a gambas one: think at raising
>> an event like to throw it in the air, waiting for someone else to catch
>> it. This figurates what the things actually are).
>>
>> Don't be in a hurry - take your time and you will discover, day after
>> day, that for programming english is as good as many other languages,
>> and in this very moment English is the mean by which you and me
>> communicate.
>>
>> If you have questions about gambas, try to post: someone will reply and
>> clarify things.
>>
>> Regards and cheers,
>> Doriano
>>
>>
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