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I thought so too but it also reads like perhaps English is not the first language of the developer.

Nuances of how perfect can mean "a really nice experience" vs. "our implementation has no flaws" might not be so obvious.

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habr is a good indication of esl.

point on nuance is spot on. the translation process often becomes an unintentional transformation process.

This reminds me of when I (a native english speaker), was speaking spanish and said I was glad someone could spend time with their kids. I was later corrected that the verb I used (prestar I think) for "to spend" had the negative connotation of "to waste". Oops.

Edit: this was in a religious context as a missionary, which reminds me that "perfect" in scriptures is also misleading to a modern native english speaker. Other, perhaps better words include "whole" and "complete". I wonder if that is a common synonym in other languages.

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