France uses a custom made declarative language for algorithms of public interest

publi.codes

24 points·sirobg··7 comments

For now everything is written in French but the github (i) states that they "intend to translate the language and the documentation in the coming weeks".

(i) https://github.com/betagouv/publicodes

We have nothing but respect for la belle langue but it would be better to submit the English version once it's available.

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

Sorry. I thought the site was so simple that a bit of Google Translate would be enough, but I understand.

Seems I cannot edit anymore. What should I do?

In the meantime, the "english version": https://publi-codes.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&...

That's true, but it was 2.5 years ago they added that statement: https://github.com/betagouv/publicodes/commit/59fa78f6bcbc02...

Oh indeed! Seems it's not a priority The repo is still active and Publicodes is still displayed on official french websites though:

Original [FR]: https://mon-entreprise.urssaf.fr/d%C3%A9veloppeur

Translated [EN]: https://mon--entreprise-urssaf-fr.translate.goog/d%C3%A9velo...

France is a nation of "not invented here syndrome".

I'm not sure if it is a general standpoint or if it is related specifically to this post, but I personally didn't post this thinking it was a brand new concept.

I was just glad to see that some efforts are made in order to "facilitate" algorithms understanding "by everyone".

Of course that is the debatable part. If know where this kind of thing has been attempted before (and how it ended up?), don't hesitate to share some links, I would be curious to know more!

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