Reply to post: Re: The names hint at role

Computer scientists at University of Edinburgh contemplate courses without 'Alice' and 'Bob'

Ken Hagan Gold badge

Re: The names hint at role

So if you were translating into another language you might change the names to fit.

Except that nearly all science is now conducted in English (though possibly not the dialect used by any native speaker) and so you'd still have to learn the English names.

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