Tag: Localization
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Boosting efficiency: early localization after design phase
Starting the localization phase after code implementation usually leads to time and quality issues.
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How to generate a first class resource file: usage of URLs, user names and addresses
With this post, we are wrapping up our series on how to generate a first-class resource file. We will go over different challenges that we can find when URLs, user names, and addresses are used in the UI, focusing on how often they are used in the resource files.
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Localized URLs
Sunny greetings, dear reader! Companies that plan to conquer the world with their products and services are usually asking themselves (hopefully), at a very early stage, what to do with their URLs. In this post, I will list the pros and cons, along with my own two Euro cents.
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How to generate a first class resource file: usage of placeholders and instructions
Today we will talk about the implications and the preparation that proper placeholders and instructions require to ensure information is properly parsed and mistranslations are avoided.
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How to generate a first class resource file: usage of numbers, dates and currencies
In our previous post, we discussed how naming the keys for our strings can improve the quality of our product internationally. In this post, we will continue exploring best practices in the usage of numbers, dates, and currencies.
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How to generate a first class resource file: naming keys
When we talk about localizing content, we usually tend to assume that we just need the source content (normally English) to be translated into the target languages. While this assumption is fine for documentation content, it is not suitable for product UI content.
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Use of connectors at design level
Today I want to talk about how connecting your Translation Management Systems (TMSs) with the designing tools can drastically improve the localized versions, allowing designers and developers to spot possible issues much earlier in the development cycle making it much cheaper and efficient.
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GILT: g11n, i18n, l10n, t9n
Sunny greetings, dear readers! I am happy that you found your way to our blog, and you might wonder what GILT means in our blog name, GILT Ninjas. GILT stands for Globalization, Internationalization, Localization, and Translation. Keep on reading if you are not familiar with those concepts.