Ep. 2 - Maryam Aly on Building a Global User Base: Translation, Localization, and I18n
In my first interview, I speak to Google engineer…
The Local Maximum with Max Sklar · Max Sklar
February 19, 201835m 17s
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Show Notes
In my first interview, I speak to Google engineer Maryam Aly who worked on Foursquare's Internationalization Stack for several years. This includes making sure that the foursquare city guide and swarm apps work all around the world. Sometimes, a simple translation isn't enough - we had to deal with the quirks of each language, and puns and cultural references that don't carry through.
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