On 2019-10-28 Ingo Schwarze wrote:
> Note that there is no consensus about this opinion.
> For example, personally, i consider translating documentation
> a waste of time if not outright harmful.
It is a point of view. You could also argue that we live in a
time where the English language is so dominant and invasive
that it is all the more important to give your own language a
chance whenever you can.
Certainly, for computer program interfaces I prefer my own
language any time, provided the translation is decent. For
documentation, I think I'd prefer it too. But in my experience,
documentation if often translated in a slipshod way and you get
the feeling that the translator was tired from the beginning by
the sheer size of the task (often big) in front of him and just
wanted to get it done with. Then it is more harmful than
useful.
Regards,
Morten
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