Translating subtitles: Everything you need to know
When it comes to translating subtitles, you’re not just swapping words between languages. You’re shaping how your target audience experiences a story, an idea, or a lesson. As a translation or localization professional, you already understand the unique demands of this work: preserving tone, matching timing, and ensuring cultural nuances resonate with viewers across different languages. Yet, with tight deadlines
Updated on October 21, 2024·Jess Evans [EBOOK] The complete guide to design-stage localization
When you talk to fast-growing companies that are agile and rely on continuous development to some degree, you’ll quickly realize that most haven’t maintained processes and technologies to integrate localization into their product development workflow. As a UX writer, designer, developer, product manager, marketer, or linguist, do you know how you can align as a team and build a unified localization workflow that starts at the design stage? Incorporati
Updated on September 16, 2022·Stefanos Bournias Java LocalDate localization tutorial: step by step examples
Some time ago we explored how to translate Java using i18n. But if we were to zoom in a bit further, particularly on Java date localization, we'd see that it used to be quite confusing because of a few poorly designed date libraries prior
Updated on September 16, 2024·Dasun Nirmitha Localization testing: What is it & how to do it (+sample project)
In this article we'll discuss what is localization and what's it all about. After all, we live in an imperfect world, and we as humans are prone to making mistakes. It's not a bad thing — it's just something to remember and take into account. Specifically, there’s a high risk of errors creeping into your localization efforts. Sometimes these are small matters, like typos or slightly a
Updated on September 10, 2024·Ilya Krukowski 10 Git commands for your day-to-day work
Git is a version control system which became a de-facto standard for many developers. Basically, any programmer nowadays is expected to know the basics of Git and understand how to…
Updated on July 17, 2024·Ilya Krukowski Gatsby i18n: Guide to Gatsby multi-language localization
In this tutorial we're going to discuss how to implement Gatsby internationalization i18n in your apps. Gatsby is an open-source front-end framework that allows you to create dynamic and optimized websites. It uses R
Updated on July 19, 2024·Shanika Wickramasinghe Beego framework tutorial: step by step with i18n examples
Some time ago, we explored how Go (or Golang), a rising star among programming languages, supports internationalization (i18n). Now, if you’re here, chances are you (or your team) are looking to go further by using Beego i18n—leveraging one of Go’s popular web frameworks to enhance your web applications. While localization remains as important as ever, using Beego calls for a tailored approach to i18n. Internationalizat
Updated on November 26, 2024·Ilya Krukowski How to write great microcopy for multiple markets and ensure a great product experience
Microcopy (UX copy, or even UX microcopy) is indispensable for a good product experience. Microcopy is technically any kind of bite-sized information on a website or in an application, but in reality the term encompasses all “not too long” texts writers and/or designers create for a digital product. When using our favorite fitness app or ordering our food online, we hardly ever think about how every single instruction, info bit, tooltip, input field label or eve
Updated on March 12, 2023·Julia Csikos