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Avalander • Edited

Well, I don't think there's much to add to what you've already said. I have never been in your position, but if I had to sell the idea, I'd start with the same arguments:

  • Most third-party libraries will not come with a Spanish API, so you might as well have the whole codebase in English for consistency.
  • The future is hard to predict. In five years time you may find that you have a non-Spanish speaking employee that of course needs to understand the codebase, or maybe you need to off-source some development to another country, or even an international company might acquire your company and all of a sudden a bunch of Germans need to be able to read your code. In all cases Spanish isn't the ideal choice.
  • Even though English is not my native language, virtually all programming-related content I consume (books, videos, tutorials, blog posts, etc.) is in English, so programming in English rather than my native language is actually easier for me. I know there's plenty of content in Spanish, but I can imagine many native Spanish speakers are in a similar position.