English speaker coding in Europe?

Question

I want to move to Europe (probably Norway or Switzerland). I only speak English right now. could I still work in coding or would i have to become fluent in the local language first? would my English give me any advantage?

Answer 1

Depends on the company... if it is a global company I guess the local language is not a must. But you won't spend your whole life working, so it will be better for you to learn the language to make friends besides work ^^

Answer 2

Programmers only worry about their programming "launguages", if they were non-English speakers.