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করো: Translating Code to Other (Human) Languages, and Back Again

Talkat JSConf EU 2019 · 2019-06-01..06-02· [go]
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A compiler extension called koro adds Bengali keywords to the Go toolchain, plus a repurposed formatter (koro format) that roundtrips source code and runs the Hello World example unchanged; translation of identifiers and error messages is practical. The talk claims 89% of the world lacks English fluency, highlights Go’s UTF‑8 internals versus JavaScript’s UTF‑16/UTF‑8 muddle, notes Node.js already abstracts message presentation, and argues bidirectional, editor-integrated localization is achievable though trickier in JS.

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  1. 0:00Start
  2. 1:53Use Javascript To Write Excel Macros
  3. 4:20Cobol
  4. 8:21Hello World
  5. 15:36Could We Do this with Javascript
  6. 17:10Could We Do this in Javascript
  7. 19:44Cryptic Error Messages
  8. 20:49Localization Libraries
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