Talk:Mathematics with Python and Ruby

This is a good place to discuss about the book. Be as funny as you can :-D

Alain Busser (discuss • contribs) 06:51, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Translation questions (Questions concernant la traduction)
Hello Alain,

I would like to know what you are wishing for exactly when requesting to translate to English. Do you want a literal translation or just a translation that conveys the same meaning?

Bonjour Alain,

Je voudrais savoir ce que vous recherchez quand vous avez demandé de traduire ce wikilivre en anglais. Voulez vous une traduction litérale ou une traduction qui transmet le même message?


 * Well, the only think that I wish is that a book concerning mathematics with Python and Ruby be available on this website. We can discuss about a literal translation but personally I would prefer that the translation be not too faithful:


 * 1) Rather than try to translate the jokes and wordplays, it is better to inject your own humor: You will have more fun to write and the readers will have more fun to read.
 * 2) The mathematics level of the original book was high school (before I added the chapters about the Quaternions); this is by no means necessary, the book could well benefit from more algorithms like Raphson or a chapter about Decimal object for example.
 * 3) Then the translation should not even really convey the meaning of the original version. My only advise would be to keep the general form in two parts, one for Python, the other one for Ruby, because I suspect this is why the original version found its way to the featured books.
 * Also, please terminate your messages (here, not on the wikibook; a wikibook is not supposed to have an author) by four tildes which add your name (or pseudo) at the end of your message, like this:

Alain Busser (discuss • contribs) 11:34, 4 January 2012 (UTC)