В каком значении употреблено слово “дело ” в этом заглавии?

Question

Дело о миллионе программистов

Источник: http://www.computerra.ru/105643/delo-o-millione-programmistov/

Answer 1

"Дело о миллионе программистов" means "The Case of Million Programmers". The header is only loosely connected to the contents of the article. It is fairly common in Russian journalism.

Answer 2

as this article talks about sanctions to and from Russia.

Дело in this case could be possibly used with historic reference to criminal investigations/criminal cases during soviet period, for example Дело врачей

It was widely discussed in media.

It's quite common to use strong, cemented phrases in Russian journalism. I believe article has nothing to do with criminal investigation, nor with Soviet Union, but this name is used to attract attention.

Answer 3

Possible translations:

• The case of a million programmers
• The million-programmers affair
• The matter of a million programmers

Answer 4

Can be also translated as "A point of a million programmers".

The article sheds light on perspectives of a million programmers due to changes happened. It touches a coming future for the whole branch of IT industry in the country. Of course as a standalone title it can be translated as

"A matter of ...",

"A case of ..."

or something sort of

"An agenda is a million of programmers".

But would not first two titles sound as a court case and the latter as a listening to a law project to be accepted?

From this perspective it can be translated simply as

"The thing of/about a million programmers"

or

"A point about..."

with the meaning of fate of ..., future (perspectives) of ... or comming changes for ...