Re:Show HN: Mob Translate – Translation for Australian Abori...
by thomasfromcdnjs on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @08:46AM
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I completely agree. I gave it a decent amount of thought and pulled the trigger, and went with YAML.
Not because I think YAML is the ideal end target for the datasets. Likely it would be best represented in a database with a custom CMS and outputted in a more robust format such as XML.
Though considering that the current archives for the indigenous languages are primitive in their documentation, I think YAML will get the project started.
It is just ever so slightly easier to get contributors started.
As the project matures (and before it gets to complex), I will convert all the YAML datasets to something more appropriate and build the tooling to handle it in tandem.
Again, you are correct, and I will add my reasoning to the current documentation.
Not because I think YAML is the ideal end target for the datasets. Likely it would be best represented in a database with a custom CMS and outputted in a more robust format such as XML.
Though considering that the current archives for the indigenous languages are primitive in their documentation, I think YAML will get the project started.
It is just ever so slightly easier to get contributors started.
As the project matures (and before it gets to complex), I will convert all the YAML datasets to something more appropriate and build the tooling to handle it in tandem.
Again, you are correct, and I will add my reasoning to the current documentation.