From 3e74d28ff4d7b71fd0fec72f4c3ee7311ce55cfa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Brooks Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 09:02:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Write language files, not into the code. Closes #283 --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 1d07697b..7dcb7c4d 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ Things to remember: - Be descriptive - Be respectful of others +## Languages + +You **must not** write plain-English into the code, rather into the `app/lang/en/` language files (where appropriate). We can then push out the changes to our translators. + +The only place where it is advisable to write English text into the code (as opposed to the language file) is for the API. + ## Coding Standards Please follow existing coding standards: