A video in Latin about the compiler theory in programming

Composition and Communication The Agora
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Hey, guys!
So, yesterday, I made my first video in the Latin language that is about programming, more specifically, about the compiler theory. You can see it here: https://youtu.be/hlw72oFlKZA

I know there are a few mistakes, such as using “arbor” as a masculine noun instead of a feminine noun and once (but not consistently) using “pro” with accusative instead of ablative, but that does not seem to bother people. This video still went rather viral.

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Well, if that doesn’t tae the cake, I don’t know what does. I am just starting to learn Latin, and I was a software engineer/programmer for 32 years in the past. Will listen to the video and see if any Aho and Ullman comes back to me.

Thanks !
JP

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Thanks! By the way, what does “tae the cake” mean? I suppose it’s a misspelling of “take the cake”, but I still cannot guess what that means in this context.

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Yes, “take the cake” ! It’s slang, meaning if that doesn’t beat all or, in other words, a remarkable and unexpected surprise surpassing any other possible surprise.

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Just so to warn you, my video is not talking about optimizations. In fact, it barely mentions them. It just explains, in a very non-tehchnical manner, what is “tokenizer”, what is “lexical analyzer”, what is “parser”, what is AST, and so on…

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Not a problem ! I am far removed from that world now.

Thanks !

JP

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I assume you’ve watched my video thus far. I want an honest answer: What do you think about it? How can I improve it?