Linguistic testing
Integrated linguistic testing in IT product development
Working alongside your development team – either in your offices or remotely – we can ensure that every build, every feature and every detail is clear and effective in every language.
Make a linguist part of your development team
Language should be considered a crucial factor right from the start of the development cycle during the localisation of all digital products, including apps, software, SaaS platforms, e-commerce websites, enterprise portals, dashboards, marketplaces, games, streaming platforms, and connected medical devices. During the linguistic testing process, a professional linguist will work alongside your team – either in your offices or remotely – and ensure that every build, every feature and every detail is clear and effective in every language.
What does linguistic testing involve?
REAL-TIME LINGUISTIC TESTING DURING DEVELOPMENT
The linguist installs and tests every build on the target devices while the development team is working, thus ensuring that any issues can be spotted and solved as soon as they emerge. The process covers aspects such as:
- Optimised text for every layout and the space available
- Ensuring special characters are displayed correctly (ß, ç, 中文, العربية)
- Checking that RTL (Right-to-Left) languages such as Arabic and Hebrew appear in the correct order
- Monitoring compliance with the rules for languages with complex pluralisation systems, such as Russian, Polish and Czech
- Making sure all buttons and fields work in all languages
- Ensuring CTAs are compatible with the dimensions of graphics
CONTEXT-AWARE TRANSLATION
Instead of reading isolated strings of text, a linguist who is an integral part of the development flow experiences the product from inside, just like an end user. Seeing every word in context in a working product ensures that appropriate linguistic choices can be made and guarantees consistent use of terminology.
GLOSSARY AND TRANSLATION MEMORY MANAGEMENT
We integrate terminological glossaries directly in development environments and translation memories are synchronised with your code, thus guaranteeing consistency in consecutive releases and gradually building up your terminological resources.
How do we provide our linguistic testing service?
On-site option
A linguist will be present in the team’s offices for the duration of the project and take part in daily standups, sprint planning and testing sessions, as a central player in your workflow.Integrated remote option
Working online, a linguist will have direct access to development environments, test builds and your communication flow.Generating maximum value through linguistic testing
Simultaneous multilingual launches
When your product makes its debut on the same day in more than 10 markets, it must offer the same quality and reliability in every language. Linguistic testing ensures every version meets exactly the same high standards.
Products with frequent releases
If you have new releases on a regular basis, such as every two weeks or once a month, linguistic quality must be an integral part of the workflow. Working with a linguist will guarantee consistency and clarity for every update, cycle after cycle.
When the UX is absolutely crucial
Medical devices, automotive infotainment, financial platforms, health apps: when linguistic communication has an impact on security and usability, linguistic testing has a key strategic role to play.
The Studio Tre approach
Our linguistic testing service involves:
- Native-speaker linguists who specialise in software localisation, with vast expertise of development tools and frameworks
- Access to your development environments, staging and testing, with certified security protocols to protect you
- Integration with your choice of tools, such as: Android Studio, Unity, code repositories, and collaboration platforms
- Custom glossaries and translation memories gradually put together with your team, which become part of your linguistic resources
- Confidentiality and Total Cyber Security Protection for products under development, ensured by NDAs and advanced data protection systems.
THE ADVANTAGES OF INTEGRATED LINGUISTIC TESTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT CYCLE
With integrated linguistic testing in your development cycle:
- Feedback and corrections take place within hours, paving the way to outstanding iteration velocity
- All problems emerge at the ideal time: during development, when they are quicker to solve
- Quality is ensured for the versions in all languages, keeping standards consistent throughout
- Your developers can work non-stop, without interruptions as they wait for translations
- By the launch the translations will already be validated and optimised, ahead of the release.
All of this means that you will be able to count on a multilingual product that truly works from day one and really speaks the language of every market.
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