From Around The Web
Find our carefully handpicked articles on I18n and L10n below for your reading enjoyment.
Infographic: 50 Untranslatable Words from Around the World
5 tips for building a glocal brand
The word glocal is a recently coined portmanteau term that fuses the words global and local. It simply means that a local business can participate in the global marketplace.
Planning Content Localization for Efficiency and Transparency
There is never a dull moment when globalizing digital products and services. If there is some trouble ahead, it is likely due to time management issues. Globalization leaders and localization practitioners know that they have to deal with frequently asked questions from clients and stakeholders. How much does it cost? How long does it take? They have to take both into consideration to properly scope efforts and deliver on experience requirements.
Survey: What do you care about internationalization and localization, anyway?
According to a survey conducted by Common Sense Advisory on 351 enterprise software buyers in Brazil, Russia, Japan, China, Sweden Germany France and Spain, respondents feel that 33 to 69% of this user cohort lack the language skills to use English-language software.
The Go Global Checklist: Localization And Automation
People make online transactions all the time, and if you’re thinking about starting your own business, or if you run one already, you may want to take a few steps that will allow your business bloom with ease in future. Namely, remember to put “localization” and “automation” or your “Going Global” checklist.
GUIDES & BEST PRACTICE
Stay ahead of your competition and check out the following best practice guides.

A Beginner’s Guide to Java Internationalization
The basic steps of java internationalizing are simple. In this tutorial we provide a starting point for the internationalization features of the Java programming language.
Young man in glasses and checked shirt in room with blackboard
A Step-By-Step Guide To JavaScript Localization
Today it’s time to talk about front-end. We will discuss how to localize JavaScript applications using jQuery.I18n by Wikimedia, Polyglot by Airbnb and Globalize by jQuery team.
The Last Rails I18n Guide You’ll Ever Need
We will show you how to add support for I18n in a Rails application, where to store translations, what localized views are, how to format dates and times, how to introduce pluralization rules and more.
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