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I wonder why there are not more programming languages not only with non-English keywords, but with different grammars. For example, if X then Y and many other constructions closely follow English grammar, but when you study other languages you quickly become away of many other possible constructions.

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I don't think programming languages follow English grammar or syntax closely.

If X then Y, sure. While X, do Y? Maybe. For X equals Y, X equals Z, X is incremented, do A? Hardly. Match X case Y1 Z1 case Y2 Z2? Definitely not

Native English speakers have a small leg up understanding the vocabulary, not the syntax.

That's why I wrote 'many other constructions' not 'many languages'.

I'm a little sad that VSO languages didn't start the computing revolution because if they did, we would all be writing LISP. But instead, we are relegated to Python and JavaScript!

Considering that Korean is an SOV language it would've been interesting to see that factor into the design of this programming language.

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