| 19:15 | <ljharb> | what does Zalari do? i can't get google translate to work on their site |
| 19:16 | <ljharb> | or wait, i got it to load, but the title says "Water bomb bomb system with cyber security" so i think maybe a native german speaker's interpretation would be helpful |
| 19:34 | <akirose> | :actual-lol: that's amazing |
| 19:34 | <akirose> | we'll have to ask tkopp when he logs back on |
| 20:16 | <shu> | ljharb: i'm asking v8 folks in case any german speaker's still up |
| 20:25 | <ljharb> | lol thanks, no rush obvs, just curious |
| 20:25 | <Bakkot> | google translate implies they're just a generic build-a-webapp consultancy shop |
| 20:26 | <Bakkot> | > We do specialized software development and develop complex web applications agile according to SCRUM and are Jira-affine. We are 7 capable developers who are always looking for new challenges. We can selectively strengthen existing teams or take on our own tasks. In our spacious office there is enough space to work with external partners. |
| 20:27 | <ljharb> | would it be accurate to describe our current members as either engine implementers, the openjs foundation, large companies, or companies whose business model is unique and requires careful language changes to avoid complicating those use cases? or am i missing some in that very general summary |
| 20:28 | <Bakkot> | also universities |
| 20:28 | <ljharb> | ah yes |
| 20:29 | <ljharb> | that would make zalari somewhat unique; i'd love to hear their motivations for joining |
| 20:45 | <shu> | ljharb: one answer i got back was 'They claim to have built "like a lot of" stuff for companies they can't really about due NDAs' |
| 20:46 | <ljharb> | hm, that sounds significantly vaguer than shape's explanation of itself :-p |
| 20:47 | <shu> | the most public thing seems to be they run a JS meetup in Dresden |
| 20:49 | <shu> | the "Wasserstoffbomben-Lenksystem mit Cyber-Sicherheitslücke" is apparently like a jokey thing with buzzwords |
| 20:50 | <shu> | so, seems like a small consultancy-type shop that's trying to put out a cool jokester image |
| 20:58 | <rkirsling> | hydrogen is literally waterstuff? |
| 20:58 | <rkirsling> | german is silly |
| 20:59 | <shu> | yeah, i guess we could've gone that way: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_purism_in_English |
| 20:59 | <shu> | " Dorset poet, minister, and philologist William Barnes coined several words to promote "strong old Anglo-Saxon speech", including speechcraft for grammar, birdlore for ornithology, and bendsome for flexible." |
| 21:02 | <rkirsling> | those are great words but german roots sound quirky so I don't think they're good _replacements_ so much as additions |
| 21:07 | <shu> | calls for purity is pretty silly, but yeah the words are cool |
| 21:10 | <shu> | oh boy |
| 21:11 | <shu> | this reminded me of quebecois french's insistence on purity and inventing native french words for CS stuff, so i was searching for a dictionary |
| 21:11 | <shu> | and stumbled upon http://gdt.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/ficheOqlf.aspx?Id_Fiche=8353961 |
| 21:29 | <rkirsling> | that is a very confused language description |
| 21:32 | <rkirsling> | I would say outdated but that doesn't really cover it |