I built/played with two language tools and it changed how I think about “learning vs translating”

I didn’t expect to care this much about language tools.

I started messing around with two different projects, Linguaboard and Parley, mostly out of curiosity. What I got was a surprisingly clear look at two very different ways we interact with language as developers and builders.

Linguaboard: translation as exploration, not just output

Linguaboard isn’t trying to give you the translation.

Instead, it feels more like it’s saying: “Here are several valid ways this could be expressed, pick what fits your intent.”