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Off topic, but Umberto Eco's novels in English are still written by Umberto Eco, regardless of the translator.
by jkmcf 15y ago
Off topic, but Umberto Eco's novels in English are still written by Umberto Eco, regardless of the translator.
- sleight42 15y agoFor a book about "MOAR CODEZ!" you're giving Rob Sobers short shrift.
- jkmcf 15y agoRob seems to have done a great job translating the python-ness to ruby-ness, but Zed did the hard work -- he created the approach and wording for Python. I haven't tried to compare them, but my interpretation of Zed's comments is that most of the text is still Zed's. Edit: You might be short shrifting Eco's translator. Reading his stuff is hard enough, translating must be a royal PITA. </tongue-in-cheek>
- sleight42 15y agoEco's work is tough. So, yes, maybe I'm undervaluing the credit of "translator".