On: It’s probably never going to work in German

[Symbiote]

> What makes a good i18n and l10n expert

Another pet peeve of mine: using lazy abbreviations like "i18n", "w/" or "w/out".

These aren't even understood by many native English speakers.

[mattmanser → Symbiote]

I would call them more a term of art in our industry than an abbreviation.

[CharlesW → mattmanser]

Fun fact: These are more specifically called "numeronyms".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numeronym

[Markoff → Symbiote]

maybe they wanna avoid another S/Z issue so this it's their solution?