Parrot
Languages and libraries
localization management
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
4 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.
Idea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Elegant design and looks great
From 2 comments
This is awesome and looks so elegant. I remember myself searching for something similar for days. This is definitely something I would use.
tarikozket on HNI wish it was written in PHP (I suck, I know. I never got to learn any other back-end language). It looks great, though. And I love the name and logo.
nkkollaw on HN
Self-hosted alternative to paid services
From 2 comments
Looks like somebody got tired of paying for PhraseApp http://jmp.sh/HYBObM6 Looks like an interesting project, especially if you don't mind managing the install yourself (vs.…
jscheel on HNI used to work on Pootle: https://github.com/translate/pootle/ It's on-premises, open source, has a web UI, supports many formats and comes with a REST API. I'm sure you must…
scrollaway on HN
Objections
Localization and translation are different; Parrot only does translation
From 1 comment
To be a little picky but it might help drive some further thinking - localization and translation are two different things and it looks like parrot does translation only?…
kylen on HN
Name conflicts with the Parrot Perl6 VM and PhraseApp's parrot mascot
From 2 comments
Also on the trademark/naming/confusion front, there's also a prominent project with the same name: it's the Perl6 VM. http://parrot.org/
imglorp on HNA parrot also is mascot of the localization platform https://Phraseapp.com.
WolframHH on HN
Requests
Support XLIFF format
From 1 comment
I'd recommend also looking into the XLIFF format. I've been using it together with Multilingual App Toolkit v4.0 for .NET projects in Visual Studio and it seems to be quite…
tompazourek on HN
Suggest Caddy instead of nginx for SSL
From 1 comment
I used to work on Pootle: https://github.com/translate/pootle/ It's on-premises, open source, has a web UI, supports many formats and comes with a REST API. I'm sure you must…
scrollaway on HN
Questions
How does the workflow work without installing it?
From 1 comment
What is the workflow like? I don't want to have to install it to know that.
true_religion on HN
How does it compare to Pontoon, Pootle, and Smartling?
From 3 comments
Out of curiosity, have you looked at Mozilla's Pontoon and if yes, can you compare/contrast the goals of Parrot w/ those of Pontoon? https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon
davidascher on HNIs (or: in what way is) Parrot comparable to Smartling, https://www.smartling.com/, a commercial SaaS offering for localizations/translations of all kinds of content? At my…
jschulenklopper on HNI used to work on Pootle: https://github.com/translate/pootle/ It's on-premises, open source, has a web UI, supports many formats and comes with a REST API. I'm sure you must…
scrollaway on HN
Alternatives named
Mozilla Pontoon
From 1 comment
Out of curiosity, have you looked at Mozilla's Pontoon and if yes, can you compare/contrast the goals of Parrot w/ those of Pontoon? https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon
davidascher on HN
Pootle
From 1 comment
I used to work on Pootle: https://github.com/translate/pootle/ It's on-premises, open source, has a web UI, supports many formats and comes with a REST API. I'm sure you must…
scrollaway on HN
Smartling
From 1 comment
Is (or: in what way is) Parrot comparable to Smartling, https://www.smartling.com/, a commercial SaaS offering for localizations/translations of all kinds of content? At my…
jschulenklopper on HN
PhraseApp
From 1 comment
Looks like somebody got tired of paying for PhraseApp http://jmp.sh/HYBObM6 Looks like an interesting project, especially if you don't mind managing the install yourself (vs.…
jscheel on HN