> This is certainly true. But this is also true of human languages
Yes, but this goes to the parent's point. Natural languages dialects can be so distinct that even though two interlocutors may be speaking the same language (e.g. English), they still might not be able to understand one another.
This happens in computer programming languages as well. If you're a C++ programmer who uses smart pointers for everything, then you will have a rough time with my C++ code that uses raw pointers for everything. Even though we would both call ourselves C++ developers, our code follows different idioms, they are essentially different "dialects" of C++. I put dialect in quotes, because I wonder if there is any effort to track, catalogue, or otherwise create a taxonomy of computer programming language dialects as is done for natural language dialects.
Like, you can figure out where someone was born based on the words they use. Can you figure out what kind of projects a person has worked on, the companies they worked for, or the school they went to based on the style of code they write? This would be the job of a linguist or sociologist I think, and I don't know how often they look toward or communities for study.
Yes, but this goes to the parent's point. Natural languages dialects can be so distinct that even though two interlocutors may be speaking the same language (e.g. English), they still might not be able to understand one another.
Classic example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73d6h_go7QI
This happens in computer programming languages as well. If you're a C++ programmer who uses smart pointers for everything, then you will have a rough time with my C++ code that uses raw pointers for everything. Even though we would both call ourselves C++ developers, our code follows different idioms, they are essentially different "dialects" of C++. I put dialect in quotes, because I wonder if there is any effort to track, catalogue, or otherwise create a taxonomy of computer programming language dialects as is done for natural language dialects.
Like, you can figure out where someone was born based on the words they use. Can you figure out what kind of projects a person has worked on, the companies they worked for, or the school they went to based on the style of code they write? This would be the job of a linguist or sociologist I think, and I don't know how often they look toward or communities for study.