Before I was an entrepreneur, I was a developer. And a geek…
After I was an entrepreneur, I let my inner-nerd come back to life!
From htmldog.com: Q: Why did the XHTML actress turn down an Oscar? A: Because she refused to be involved in the presentation. Q: Why was the font tag an orphan? A: Because it didn't have a font-family. Q: Why do CSS designers have too many children? A:…...
I'm on a train right now (typing this into TextPad) and I'm sort of realizing that the WiFi ubiquity I have been experiencing for the past few weeks was actually an illusion! :-/ It all started last month when I bought a new laptop with built in WiFi.…...
Just got a new laptop. I had managed to live without for a couple of years but lately, I've been moving across country too often and for long enough periods that I can't stand the ~`webdesktop'~ solution no longer. My PalmV doesn't quite cut it…...
As I have said before, gettext is a very interesting framework for i18n and i10n. Now the question is, how do I apply this to web applications? Actually, I'm going to restrict my discussion here to PHP since this is what I'm working with right now...…...
As I said recently, i18n and l10n are best carried out using the right tools... I've looked around somewhat and it turns out there seems to be an absolute reference in the area: the GNU gettext framework. This framework actually comprehends several…...
When you develop a piece of software or a website up to a certain point, there comes a time when you try to reach an international audience. No doubt your first move will be to provide an English version of your software or website. However, you…...
gettext is a package that includes everything you need to internationalize a piece of software and then let translators localize it on the run without worrying too much about it. It's not perfect (for example, it's poor at using multiple languages…
If you don't believe me, have a look at what tools real coders use... No, I'm not talking about emacs, I'm not talking about vi... I'm talking about the supercoder 2000 !!
I am currently considering using GNU gettext utilities to internationalize b2evolution. I'm not done reading the docs, but right now I just felt like I needed to work this out: The gettext manual has this totally valid understanding about preparing…...
Quoting Jim Gray [dead link] again: "We have an embarrassment of riches in that we're able to store more than we can access. Capacities continue to double each year, while access times are improving at 10 percent per year. So, we have a vastly larger...