Category Archives: Translating

Statistics regarding localized text

Posted on 2010/08/13 by sorin

I’ve always thought it’s hard to find statistical information regarding software localization, so I decided to gather some of them in one place. Here are some data that I collected over time regarding localized text. I hope you may find … Continue reading →

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Optimal Windows keyboard settings for Romanian programmers

Posted on 2009/08/14 by sorin

Here is how you should configure you keyboard layouts in order to be a able to write code, English and Romanian text as easy as possible.

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Google Groups translations not passing even the simplest spell check test

Posted on 2009/05/22 by sorin

I’m a strong admirer of Google business model but I keep wondering how did they managed to obtain such a huge number of typos inside their translation to Romanian language. I don’t have inside information about the aproaches they made in … Continue reading →

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Tip #1 – Altered English dictionary

Posted on 2009/04/22 by sorin

I decided to start a series of Tips&Tricks posts that anyone can use for fast 18n bug finding in their application. As you can know the speed is really important when it comes on solving bugs. What is an altered … Continue reading →

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