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Re: Show HN: Pakhi – Bangla Programming Language

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Post by yowlingcat »

alex_smart wrote: post #48
bellyfullofbac wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're probably being downvoted for the 1st sentence. And for the Edit. Why is it ignorant? OP is just stating a fact. Is OP the PC police, or is he the canary trying to warn that the "cancel mob" might attack this project if they took offense at the name, I can't tell. You saying it means "bird" is also just a fact...

It is ignorant because the concern stems from ignorance of the fact that many languages that are used by billions of people in the world treat the aspirated and non-aspirated versions of consonants as completely different consonants.

Well said. If I can add a final point, it's that it is nonsensical and inappropriate to judge how a word sounds in one language based on how it sounds in one which is only very distantly related (PIE at best).

Re: Show HN: Pakhi – Bangla Programming Language

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Post by mtalantikite »

rayiner wrote: post #42
mtalantikite wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’m currently learning Bangla and there are a few basic apps for iOS that present the letter along with it’s name, pronunciation, and how it is to be written (as in how to piece together the strokes to write the letter). It’s definitely geared towards kids, but the one I’m using is called BorKnow. Also I’m using a book by Hanne Ruth Thompson called Beginner’s Bengali that does a good job at introducing the script.

Thanks! May I ask what prompted you to learn Bangla?

No problem! My wife’s family is from Bangladesh, so it’s largely due to that. Plus there’s tons of great Bangla poetry and literature I’d love to be able to access eventually.

Unfortunately there’s not that many resources for English speakers, although between family and a great tutor I found on italki.com (and Anki) I’ve been making progress.

Re: Show HN: Pakhi – Bangla Programming Language

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Post by shafin_ »

PaulRobinson wrote: post #7

While I 100% applaud the effort - and I absolutely love the idea of languages in non-English languages - you should be aware that phonetically (and if you drop the 'h'), the name is a racist term in the UK at least.

Pakhi means bird in bangla. I was not aware it was a racist term when i named it.

Re: Show HN: Pakhi – Bangla Programming Language

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Post by shafin_ »

rayiner wrote: post #21

Cool project! A bit off topic, but I’m a bad Bangladeshi and never learned the alphabet. Any sources you recommend to learn? I’m not great with (human) languages to begin with, but the character set is a real hurdle.

I would suggest watch bangla content with english subtitle. Thats how i learned english when i was young, by watching a lot of pokemon and transformers in english. I should also warn you bangla content of good taste is very hard to find. Here is a link to list of extremely good bangla movie:

https://asianmoviepulse.com/2020/09/20-great-bangladeshi-fil...

Re: Show HN: Pakhi – Bangla Programming Language

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Post by shafin_ »

unmole wrote: post #50

Off-topic: What exactly does the "Supported by JetBrains" banner mean?

They provided one license for every one of their product to use on this project. It was not mandatory but they requested to put a link to their website. So, i put it there.

Btw their products are extremely good.

Re: Show HN: Pakhi – Bangla Programming Language

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Post by shafin_ »

mottosso wrote: post #13

Hold up, how is this different from programming in e.g. Python or Javascript with Bangla characters? Why does it need to be a different syntax too? Can I use English characters with the Pakhi programming langauge?

I don't think people will ever use this on serious work. It's not even close to python or javascript, so there is no reason to use this instead of those. You can name variables with english characters or any other utf8 characters (including emojis).

Its not a serious project, i worked on it during pandemic when all of our educational institutes were closed.

Re: Show HN: Pakhi – Bangla Programming Language

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Post by shafin_ »

sagman wrote: post #33

Khub bhalo laglo dekhe. Consider simplifying primitives? _সংখ্যা -> ন etc.

ধন্যবাদ। ন টাইপ করতে কম সময় লাগবে কিন্তু ন _সংখ্যা এর মত অর্থবোধক না।

Re: Show HN: Pakhi – Bangla Programming Language

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Post by sagman »

shafin_ wrote: post #58
sagman wrote: post #33

Khub bhalo laglo dekhe. Consider simplifying primitives? _সংখ্যা -> ন etc.

ধন্যবাদ। ন টাইপ করতে কম সময় লাগবে কিন্তু ন _সংখ্যা এর মত অর্থবোধক না।

Shomoi kom lagar jonnoi bolchilam. Looked too verbose. But you are right.
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