tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238516101365346732.post7284479615920173884..comments2023-09-20T17:56:42.131+02:00Comments on tech & sp: Should CLI debug output and error messages be localized in a GUI
application?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693058812548733549noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238516101365346732.post-64365103574458574692009-06-04T16:55:22.000+02:002009-06-04T16:55:22.000+02:00I think there are two different type of error mess...I think there are two different type of error messages. One you'd display in a nice dialog to some imaginary user (I always image my mother is reading it) and then the user would know what to do. I'd like those messages translated.<br><br>The second type of error message is when something is terribly wrong. The type that gives you lots of techy details to solve a difficult problem. The one you (or medium-techy users) would copy-paste to google and get the answer they need to solve a problem. They need to be in english because of two reasons: <br><br>* They probably contain technical slang, something translators might confuse for actual words that can be translated. As such a translated error message can get very confusing. The english is probably more clear<br><br>* Google. You can search the entire web if the message has occurred somewhere else. Find bugreports. etc.bcxnoreply@blogger.com