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this english-centric viewpoint of the article really bothers me.

no mention of i18n, no language variation. just try using labels with a more verbose language like german. welcome to hell.

a good icon works across cultures and languages, allows optimized and pixel-perfect UI.

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As someone who speaks both languages fluently, it doesn't bother me at all. The iconography could use some tweaking, but this false sense of being offended is ridiculous.

what I am saying is that once your app is using multiple languages, is available in multiple geographies this "just use labels" stuff goes out of the window.

Cancel becomes what, "Zurücksetzen"? "Abbrechen"? All longer strings, good luck with your tiny button.

Not even mentioning Mandarin or Japanese yet.

Oder aber das ist einfach Enterprise-Software Problematik und die Consumer-App Afferl spielen weiter mit ihren Zehen.

Who's offended? We're talking about good design.

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