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Always hated that abbreviation. I feel the disrespect to the reader in being unwilling to write out a word (instead of an acronym) really makes one wonder about
by jmount 3y ago
Always hated that abbreviation. I feel the disrespect to the reader in being unwilling to write out a word (instead of an acronym) really makes one wonder about actual commitment to communication. I mean why translate if one can just use gibberish?
- frosted-flakes 3y agoIt's not supposed to be user-facing though, is it? If you have a code library for translating text and such, calling it I18n makes more sense than Internationalization in that context because Internationalization is just too long.
- thanatropism 3y agok8s, though?
- copperx 3y agoIt's a matter of taste, and I find it horrible. It's also hard to type, compared to just letters. I get it that internationalization is too long, but what was so wrong with using intl or something similar?
- tsuujin 3y agoBecause it could be intentional or international or initial or intel, as well. Numeronyms are like icons, they’re useful because they’re distinctive and unique.
- DonHopkins 3y agoAnd the shorter the words, the bigger a F2K Y1U it is to the reader.
- stkdump 3y agoI don't know. I am not a native speaker, but I think it is ok, maybe even better. We have gotten used to 'OK', despite its questionable origin (or origin story).
- simonbarker87 3y agoAgreed, and I also hate a11y for “accessibility” as I think it is quite inaccessible when you first come across it and really it only exists because the writer can’t remember the number of c and s letters.