I just learned that the Qt framework that powers so much of Ubuntu Touch๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช is Finnish.

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[โ€“] 18 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Python was created by a Dutch programmer.

Pascal was created by a Swiss programmer.

C# and Typescript were created by a Danish software architect, working for Microsoft.

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 2 months ago

    PHP was created by a Danish-Canadian developer

    Ada was originally designed by a team led by a French developer

    The original Pascal was created by a Swiss developer, who also worked on Object Pascal alongside a Danish developer.

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  • [โ€“] 10 points 2 months ago

    Nobody has mentioned this guy yet

    A photo of Bjarne Stroustrup, the Danish creator of the C++ programming language. The photo was probably taken in the early 90s. Bjarne is sitting in an office chair with his feet up on a desk, but the image has been humorously photoshopped, so that his legs are unnaturally long, and there are six CRT monitors on the desk, thanks to the photoshopping.

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  • [โ€“] 9 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    A few from the UK:

    • ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ARM and Acorn assembly languages
    • ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง BBC BASIC
    • ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Haggis (reference pseudocode; unused outside of exams)
    • ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Draig (Cymraeg implementation of Raku)
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  • [โ€“] 7 points 2 months ago

    Erlang was developed by Ericsson, a Swedish company.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Qt originates from Norway. Most of the dev team was in Oslo, with small teams in Berlin and Brisbane.

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  • [โ€“] 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Why do you care about the place were it was developed? Languages know no borders. Regardless whether those are natural languages or programming languages.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I mean thereโ€™s legitimate concerns of where donations are going to. People donโ€™t want to support bad actor nations.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 months ago

    Sure, but there's a difference between Donaldland and some guys in their basement writing a spec. The people do not necessarily support the government.

    It makes more sense to keep the money from companies than free software developers.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 2 months ago

    Scala is Swiss, created at EPFL in Lausanne

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 2 months ago

    Nix was invented buy a Dutch guy

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  • [โ€“] [S] 1 point 2 months ago

    It's not about tearing others down but about recognizing the talent we have at home.

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