Localization for Developers

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Software Development Courses Quality Assurance Courses User Interface Design Courses Internationalization Courses Localization Courses Unicode Courses

Course Description

Overview

Localization tips and techniques that will help you adapt your applications to foreign markets and prep new products for international release.

Syllabus

Introduction

Welcome
What you should know

1. Introducing Internationalization and Localization

Localization is more than translation
Internationalization is preparation
Defining locales
Timing internationalization and localization
Localization management
Researching localization targets
Considering legal implications
Working with specialists

2. Internationalizing Content

Evaluating and externalizing text
Avoiding string concatenation and string reuse
Evaluating string context and reuse
Accommodating different number systems
Internationalizing media

3. Internationalizing a GUI

Converting to Unicode
Working with Unicode fonts
Supporting right-to-left languages
Acknowledging different formatting standards
Adapting your user interface
Observing local standards
Considering color and visual metaphor
Starting with pseudolocalization

4. Managing Localization

Working with translators
Establishing clear translation standards
Choosing a translator
Exploring localization solutions

5. Modifying Your Quality-Assurance Strategy

Testing your localization
Changing your locale in Windows
Changing your locale in OS X
Changing your locale in Android
Changing your locale in iOS

Conclusion

Next steps

Taught by

Dennis Meyer

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