The latest articles on Forem by Mouloudj Mohamed (@med_j). https://forem.com/med_j https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1562743%2Fff935744-621e-47d2-95f8-11f4c14fa04c.png https://forem.com/med_j en Mouloudj Mohamed Sat, 31 Jan 2026 23:36:48 +0000 https://forem.com/med_j/how-do-teams-actually-handle-localization-during-development-ci-or-even-docs-56bc https://forem.com/med_j/how-do-teams-actually-handle-localization-during-development-ci-or-even-docs-56bc <p>I’m trying to understand how localization is handled across different parts of a product, especially in teams that ship frequently.</p> <p>On the product/UI side, I’ve seen cases where:</p> <ul> <li>new strings get merged without translations</li> <li>some languages lag behind others</li> <li>localization issues are only caught after release</li> <li>CI has no real signal that something is missing or out of sync</li> </ul> <p>On the developer-facing side (API docs, READMEs, docs):</p> <ul> <li>docs stay English only even when the product is localized</li> <li>translated docs go stale quickly as content changes</li> <li>keeping multiple languages in sync is mostly manual</li> </ul> <p>So I’m curious</p> <ul> <li>Which of these is more painful in practice: product/UI localization or docs localization?</li> <li>Do teams actively care about localizing docs, or is it usually not worth the effort?</li> <li>Are there any localization-related checks or automation you rely on during CI or PRs?</li> <li>What localization problems have actually caused real issues for we, developers, prioritizing docs or users?</li> </ul> <p>Trying to figure out where localization tooling would provide real value versus being a "nice to have."</p> programming cicd github