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16 mentions on Hacker News by 10 people: 1 story, 15 comments · first 2018-04-05 · latest 2026-02-17
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…separation of concerns comes from the "id" being the contract. You can read more about it here: https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/wiki/Fluent-vs-gette... There are attempts to "merge" those two philosophies, by extracting and…
comment by zbraniecki · 2026-02-17 · in MessageFormat: Unicode standard for localizable message strings -
…and collaborators on MessageFormat 2.0) wrote this explainer which you may find informative - https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/wiki/Fluent-vs-gette...
comment by zbraniecki · 2026-02-16 · in MessageFormat: Unicode standard for localizable message strings -
Here's a comparison between the two on Fluent's wiki: https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/wiki/Fluent-and-ICU-... It seems the last edit of the page was in 2019, so I'm not sure how up to date it is.
comment by xeeeeeeeeeeenu · 2026-02-16 · in MessageFormat: Unicode standard for localizable message strings -
…probability to fail is pretty high (looks like project fluent is not actively maintained anymore: https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent )
comment by maxpr · 2025-06-03 · in Show HN: Localize React apps without rewriting code -
…a dragon with a crossbow” We have a proposal for dynamic references to address this problem - https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/issues/80 - it's non-trivial but I hope we'll see it solved in Fluent and/or in MessageFormat 2. > 2) The…
comment by zbraniecki · 2023-08-11 · in Lessons From Linguistics: i18n Best Practices for Front-End Developers -
…I already implemented a prototype for it, but it requires changes to how it handles references. See https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/issues/80 for more details.
comment by Ygg2 · 2023-06-11 · in Fluent – A localization system for natural-sounding translations -
Seems that this is implemented [1] in: - JavaScript - Rust - Python [1] https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/wiki
comment by avgcorrection · 2023-06-11 · in Fluent – A localization system for natural-sounding translations -
…me. I didnt see anything in your blog post addressing their issues with English source identifiers. https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/wiki/Fluent-vs-gette... > The most important difference between gettext and Fluent is the choice of…
comment by iudqnolq · 2023-06-11 · in Fluent – A localization system for natural-sounding translations -
…on the lower level. Here's our take on the differences between MessageFormat and Fluent - https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/wiki/Fluent-and-ICU-...
comment by zbraniecki · 2019-04-17 · in Fluent 1.0: a localization system for natural-sounding translations -
…to ask the developer to introduce it. This, in turn, breaks the design principle #1 of Fluent - https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/wiki/Design-Principl... I'll update the Wiki to reflect that!
comment by zbraniecki · 2019-04-17 · in Fluent 1.0: a localization system for natural-sounding translations -
…for internationalization purposes. Here's you can find more detailed explanation of our position - https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/wiki/Fluent-vs-gette... Please, don't take it as a criticism of using it. We just don't think it…
comment by zbraniecki · 2019-04-17 · in Fluent 1.0: a localization system for natural-sounding translations -
…The logic of custom functions is entirely up to developers and the localization needs of the UI. In https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/issues/228#issuecomm... , for instance, I suggested using a custom function to handle negative and…
comment by stasm · 2019-04-17 · in Fluent 1.0: a localization system for natural-sounding translations -
The comparison with gettext is really interesting: https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/wiki/Fluent-vs-gette... Especially the advantages and drawbacks of using the source string as a message identifier, compared to a developer provided…
comment by ngrilly · 2019-04-17 · in Fluent 1.0: a localization system for natural-sounding translations -
…to start kind of low level and build blocks and combine them per use case. Here's our roadmap - https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/wiki/Roadmap For 1.0 we're aiming at JavaScript, Rust and Python. But if you look at the issues people…
comment by zbraniecki · 2018-04-06 · in Fluent: a localization system designed to improve how software is translated -
Their wiki page on the comparison: https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/wiki/Fluent-vs-gette...
comment by WorldMaker · 2018-04-05 · in Fluent: a localization system designed to improve how software is translated