Currixan's World

Tarde a la cama, que había que acabar cosas ||...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:32:06 -0400

Tarde a la cama, que había que acabar cosas || #proyectoaceptacion #nofilter #nomakeup #thisisme #justme #foto16 #goodnight (en Currixan’s Home)

When I think I am not in love with London anymore, I get...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:52:25 -0400

When I think I am not in love with London anymore, I get surprised again… || #nofilter #skydaily #skylovers #skyscapes #londonsky #thisislondon #london (en LocaliseMe)

Ahora puedo decir que me he comido a la Maritoñi… || #food...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:20:29 -0400

Ahora puedo decir que me he comido a la Maritoñi… || #food #food4translators #foodporn #spanishfood #spongecake #thisisspain (en La cima del Aconcagua)

Reminiscence to the past || #thisislondon #london...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:59:54 -0400

Reminiscence to the past || #thisislondon #london #streetphotography #lampost #old (en Tooting Broadway London Underground Station)

After a loooong, tiring day… Black cod with ginger ||...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:48:23 -0400

After a loooong, tiring day… Black cod with ginger || #yesweñamñam #foodporn #food4translators #food (en Suk Saran)

Volviendo a mi marrón natural… #proyectoaceptacion #foto15...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:24:09 -0400

Volviendo a mi marrón natural… #proyectoaceptacion #foto15 || #nofilter #thisisme #justme #sinfiltro #simplyme #nomakeup (en Currixan’s Home)

Entre los árboles… || #londonsky #skyscapes #skylovers...

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:04:55 -0400

Entre los árboles… || #londonsky #skyscapes #skylovers #skydaily #london #londonparks #thisislondon (en Wandle Park)

Finally, it’s warm… || #ducks #animals #thisislondon...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:02:39 -0400

Finally, it’s warm… || #ducks #animals #thisislondon #london #nature (en Sainsbury’s)

Cara de “¡Las 10:30 y aún no he hecho nada!” para el...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:37:30 -0400

Cara de “¡Las 10:30 y aún no he hecho nada!” para el #proyectoaceptacion #foto14 || #nofilter #nomakeup #thisisme #justme #allnatural #alnatural #sinfiltro (en LocaliseMe)

: Trabajar en plantilla versus trabajar por cuenta propia, ¿tú de quién eres?

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:20:43 -0400

: Trabajar en plantilla versus trabajar por cuenta propia, ¿tú de quién eres?:

eslapera:

Mamen y Tere trabajan por cuenta propia; Amaia, en plantilla. A continuación os dejamos las 10 ventajas que cada una le ve a su situación:

En plantilla:

1. Las vacaciones pagadas.

2. Las conversaciones con los compañeros sobre si poner o no una coma (y que te paguen por el tiempo que le…

REDRETRO MADRID, a set by Aticolunatico on Flickr.Los nombres de...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:02:24 -0400

REDRETRO MADRID, a set by Aticolunatico on Flickr.

Los nombres de las estaciones de metro dan para mucho juego.

Papaya || #fruit #tropicalfruit #healthyeating #healthyfood (en...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:26:24 -0400

Papaya || #fruit #tropicalfruit #healthyeating #healthyfood (en Currixan’s Home)

Juicy papaya || #fruit #tropicalfruit #healthyfood...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:24:38 -0400

Juicy papaya || #fruit #tropicalfruit #healthyfood #healthyeating (en Currixan’s Home)

With sunsets like this, one needs #nofilter || #skydaily...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 03:19:27 -0400

With sunsets like this, one needs #nofilter || #skydaily #skylovers #skyscapes #sunsets #londonsky #london #thisislondon (en LocaliseMe)

transl10n: Localization from developer’s perspective Recently I...

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:35:39 -0400

transl10n:

Localization from developer’s perspective

Recently I discovered very interesting short talk by Instapaper creator Marco Arment on localization from the point of view of developer and owner of popular product that can be localized (it’s in the chapter 13 of the Accidental Tech Podcast, starting at minute 20:00). Thanks to Ángel Domínguez for sharing! I highly recommend to listen it to understand developers better and be more helpful in making their products really awesome on your market.

So, by all means, “localization is not a trivial thing” – except core translation, developer has to make sure that translated text fits the labels (you’ve probably heard about text expansion in many languages), introduce support of local date, currency formats to mention a few. Want to know more about this? Have a look at the post Translation and localization in a nutshell.

You need to have to think twice before launching localization of your product, but when done well, you’ll get really substantial benefits.

Many developers ask themselves: “is badly translated app better than not translated at all”? And everyone finds his own answer to this question. Many decide that their product deserves to be so awesome in other languages as it is originally and choose localization partner (not just a vendor or the so called language service provider) who can best fit his/her localization needs.

To get product fully localized it also has to contain appropriate language support, which is not one-time task and requires commitment, understanding your audience and product from your partner.

Also things get updated quickly, so you need to have constant localization/translation support from your translation partner, who knows your product, your audience well and accordingly can do high quality job in time.

“Do a super-awesome job or not do it at all“ – I also fully support this rule.

So according to Marco Arment translator, of course, has to be native speakers, do translation good (there are many discussions on translation quality, so I won’t get into this more deeply). Moreover, he/she has to be good at writing interface text. This is very important aspect, as it is the core adaptation = localization. And this “makes a real difference how people perceive you and your product”.

The second option is to concentrate more on the low price and choose “unknown” translation “vendor”. Initially this discussion was started because of Google announcement on the recent Google I/O conference about the build-in support of Android apps localization. BTW, interesting presentation Developing for a Global Audience: Tools for Internationalization & Localization. The initial pilot involved six vendors (including Trusted Translations, Inc. and One Hour Translation). Looking forward to testing this system on Play Market from developer’s account. In such case translation quality can be assessed, for example, by user ratings.

Of course, every model which has demand, has right to exist and it’s developers/clients to decide what is the best for his/her product. Еverybody can find his/her niche – be it premium-class translation/localization partners or nameless bottom-chain people.

And closing point from Marco Arment: “Hope, those guys are doing great job with translation, because I can’t read it”.

The photo above is from my recent journey. It spotlights Chervonohorod Castle, Ukraine, built in the early 17th century. I call it “place of power” and return every year to visit it.

Student meal: Bucatini with chorizo || #yesweñamñam #foodporn...

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:13:09 -0400

Student meal: Bucatini with chorizo || #yesweñamñam #foodporn #food4translators #spanishfood #thisisspain (en Currixan’s Home)

#iseefaces in (en Colliers Wood)

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:16:18 -0400

#iseefaces in (en Colliers Wood)

And there it is again… || #nofilter #skylovers #skydaily...

Fri, 31 May 2013 15:16:43 -0400

And there it is again… || #nofilter #skylovers #skydaily #skyscapes #londonsky #london #thisislondon (en LocaliseMe)

If they keep shrinking the size of the fruit, the famous English...

Thu, 30 May 2013 04:18:03 -0400

If they keep shrinking the size of the fruit, the famous English saying will have to change to “Two apples a day, keep the doctor away” (en Currixan’s Home)

Apples as small as satsumas… || #globalisation #fruit...

Thu, 30 May 2013 04:15:29 -0400

Apples as small as satsumas… || #globalisation #fruit #apple #satsuma (en Currixan’s Home)