Internationalization
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How to Define Localization (with 27 Examples)
Creating a web app? It’s important to make sure what you’re building can be quickly and easily localized. Here’s a list of 27 web application localization best practices to help you on your way.
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Seven Types of Bias in Software Localization
Can bias get built into software in ways that actually harm non-English customers? It can, and it’s actually very common. In this article, I’ll break down seven types of cognitive bias that commonly stand in the way of delivering a truly remarkable experience to customers from outside a company’s home market, and especially for customers…
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What Internationalization Has In Common with Extensibility and Open APIs
“Isn’t internationalization premature optimization?” This is an objection that I’ve seen repeatedly, and one that I’d like to challenge. Premature optimization is building for use cases that aren’t requirements yet. Global reach is a general requirement. The choice of geographies hasn’t been made yet at the time you’re building your product.