> most programmers are likely at least bilingual because most programming books are in English and many companies in non-English countries use English as a common language.
Reading English is a smallish subset of fluency in English, i.e. being able to also speak, listen to, and write English. Technical specs often use simple written English, relying on example code. So I'm not sure if what non-English programmers do can be called "bilingualism".
Reading English is a smallish subset of fluency in English, i.e. being able to also speak, listen to, and write English. Technical specs often use simple written English, relying on example code. So I'm not sure if what non-English programmers do can be called "bilingualism".