Tag Archives: Localization

Why you need a localization tester tool

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Sampo J.

I’ve worked with four different translation agencies in different projects. In each case, we have occasionally received some faulty translations, where for example placeholders were missing or incorrectly formatted. This has occurred even when the translator has used a translation … Continue reading →

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Complex plurals

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Sampo J.

Pluralization is a key topic in localization, but its complexity is very often overlooked.  Every localization library supports singular and plural forms, but many languages have more than two plural forms — some even have six different forms! We encountered this when … Continue reading →

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Continuous localization

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Sampo J.

In a lot of development (especially outside the US), localization is a must.  You can have people 100 km away that don’t speak the same language.  Unfortunately localization is often a significant hindrance in agile development and continuous deployment. In this … Continue reading →

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