it’s developer-speak for “internationalization”. i didn’t want to type it all out on my phone. it’s a very stupid abbreviation because it conveys no information.
To expand on this: It’s common practice in IT/dev/devops to shorten things by first letter - number of letters in between - last letter
So you get things like i18n - internationalization, l10n - localization and k8s - kubernetes. Venture capitalists Andreessen and Horowitz also seem to think they’re important enough that people should call them a16z. Which apparently some people do.
Is “i18n” a typo or some term I’m not familiar with?
it’s developer-speak for “internationalization”. i didn’t want to type it all out on my phone. it’s a very stupid abbreviation because it conveys no information.
To expand on this: It’s common practice in IT/dev/devops to shorten things by first letter - number of letters in between - last letter
So you get things like i18n - internationalization, l10n - localization and k8s - kubernetes. Venture capitalists Andreessen and Horowitz also seem to think they’re important enough that people should call them a16z. Which apparently some people do.
I think the best one is a11y (accessibility) because it looks like ally so it’s easier to remember
Adding some context: it’s because there are 18 abbreviated letters, hence i18n.