What programming language would I use to make a translating program?

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I want to create a computer program that will translate from English to Spanish and vice versa. So someone could type in a word, phrase, or paragraph and translate from one language to another. What programming language would I use to write up the code and then implement this program?
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  • What programming languages are you familiar with?

    Fortunately, there are a number of wrapper classes that integrate into Google translate for PHP, Python, and other languages. You could create your own translator, but a 3rd-party service (Google translate) would probably fare better in terms of accuracy.
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    • basically what workman says, re-inventing the wheel is not a good idea, especially when google have spent ridiculous amounts of money on getting it to the stage they have, i believe there a google translate api available for use providing the user of your propgram has internet access that might be the way to go, I personally couldnt see myself using a translation program when googles only a click away, could be wrong, who knows.
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  • This is a large, complicated, and ongoing area of computer science research. The programming language one uses is nearly irrelevant. Google for 'automated language translation' in the Scholar section and take a peek at 50 years of research.

    Now, if you just want a wrapper for an existing engine like Google Translate, that's another matter. But be aware that automated translation is nowhere near being 'solved'.
  • I think you can use any language if you know it well. I would recommend php because of its popularity.
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