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> But like, you can’t program Java without English right?

Sure you can, if you know Java, which is its own language distinct from any natural language.

Conversely, you can't program in Java if you know English, but not Java.

> A for-loop has to be written in English??

No, it has to be written in Java. It's true that Java keywords are mostly themselves borrowed from English (often by way of C++ or other computer languages rather than directly) with a use in Java that has some connection to the meaning in English, so its probably easier to learn Java if you already know English (even before considering that there is probably more and better documentation in English than other languages), but that's not the same as English being a requirement for programming Java.






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