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Thanks for the article. How do you manage translations across multiple projects ? Do you have a database to keep all the strings, or you simply look if the tra

by wawan 8y ago

Thanks for the article. How do you manage translations across multiple projects ? Do you have a database to keep all the strings, or you simply look if the translation has been done in another project when needed ? Who make the list of strings to translate : the specification writer, the developer when coding, another one ? Do you use an external tool to do that ? I've started to use CrowdIn but it's not good enough to make it easy for us (as developer) before the strings batch is sent to translators (ie: extract, collaboration).

twunde 8y ago
Well the easy way is to have a monorepo, but it sounds like that's not a possibility in your case. It may make sense to have a separate repo where you keep your PO files or whatever you're using and just import that repo into each of your projects. You don't really want to just search for the string in other unrelated projects because the translations may have added context, which is appropriate fro the project it was created for, but incorrect for the new project. The person making the list of strings to translate should be whomever is in charge of actually writing the copy. That's often the product team. We just email files back and forth, which works ok as long as it's easy to grab the current files from source control. It looks like CrowdIn basically does the same thing but with a web app and the ability to purchase translations as needed (it's weird to see a translation company with grammar errors on it's front page). The essential workflow you're looking for is the ability to send files back and forth in a version controlled manner, possibly with screenshots to add more context
- wawan 8y ago
  Thanks :)
- andriy_crowdin 8y ago
  Hi there! Andriy from Crowdin is here! Crowdin is localization management platform where you can upload different kinds of files (including PO) and localize them with help of community or hire professional translators. It's worth mentioning that GitHub / GitLab / Bitbucket repository and sync files automatically back and forth. Quite often people indeed create a separate i18n repo where localization files are hosted. A good sample: https://github.com/electron/i18n https://github.com/electron/i18n We do not provide translation services ourselves and I'm sorry to hear you've found some imperfections in texts! If you could point what exactly can be improved, we would be happy to improve that of course! You are welcome to contact support@crowdin.com or open live chat with us if any questions arise

by wawan 8y ago

twunde 8y ago

Well the easy way is to have a monorepo, but it sounds like that's not a possibility in your case. It may make sense to have a separate repo where you keep your PO files or whatever you're using and just import that repo into each of your projects. You don't really want to just search for the string in other unrelated projects because the translations may have added context, which is appropriate fro the project it was created for, but incorrect for the new project. The person making the list of strings to translate should be whomever is in charge of actually writing the copy. That's often the product team. We just email files back and forth, which works ok as long as it's easy to grab the current files from source control. It looks like CrowdIn basically does the same thing but with a web app and the ability to purchase translations as needed (it's weird to see a translation company with grammar errors on it's front page). The essential workflow you're looking for is the ability to send files back and forth in a version controlled manner, possibly with screenshots to add more context

wawan 8y ago
Thanks :)
andriy_crowdin 8y ago
Hi there! Andriy from Crowdin is here! Crowdin is localization management platform where you can upload different kinds of files (including PO) and localize them with help of community or hire professional translators. It's worth mentioning that GitHub / GitLab / Bitbucket repository and sync files automatically back and forth. Quite often people indeed create a separate i18n repo where localization files are hosted. A good sample: https://github.com/electron/i18n https://github.com/electron/i18n We do not provide translation services ourselves and I'm sorry to hear you've found some imperfections in texts! If you could point what exactly can be improved, we would be happy to improve that of course! You are welcome to contact support@crowdin.com or open live chat with us if any questions arise