Post #2991548
2026-04-12 18:04 UTC
Replies (7)
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@freddy@social.security.plumbing 2026-04-12 18:22
@jann@infosec.exchange I got into a (mild) argument multiple times with our localizers and gave up. I disagree with them but I also don’t have to live with the feedback they get elsewhere. Firefox in English it is… :)
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@cesarb@mastodon.social 2026-04-12 18:40
@jann@infosec.exchange We are supposed to write all our company code (variables, comments, commit messages, bug reports, etc) in English, just in case someone who is not a speaker of our language joins the team someday. The interface is obviously written in English, with a translation back to our language (just in case etc). We get so used to things being in English that if you asked which language I'm viewing that interface in I'd have to check.
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@BramBonne@mastodon.social 2026-04-12 19:14
@jann@infosec.exchange I do! Encouraging: of all of my dogfood bugs, the internationalization-related ones are the best-triaged. Relatively short time to fix too! Discouraging: UI elements too often don't fit the text
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@sszuecs@hachyderm.io 2026-04-12 19:31
@jann@infosec.exchange I use the same pattern. It would be great if the company I work for would allow me to prefer to buy in German, but yeah we can dream if your browser is set to English we redirect to English.
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@mirabilos@toot.mirbsd.org 2026-04-12 19:53
@jann@infosec.exchange same. We all use English because the localisation is horrible.
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@tknarr@mstdn.social 2026-04-12 20:52
@jann@infosec.exchange Too few, probably because their bosses are in the US and speak only English.
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@siguza@infosec.space 2026-04-12 22:36
@jann@infosec.exchange from everything I've experienced as a user, I'm convinced that the official language at the company's headquarters is the one and only language anything is tested in.