Calendar - Kalender - تقويم - The Fun of Localization

Explore the challenges and intricacies of creating a globally functional calendar in this JSConf EU 2017 talk. Delve into the complexities of developing a calendar system that accommodates 42 different languages and numerous locales, a process that took several months to complete. Discover the unexpected hurdles encountered during the project, including peculiarities like Brazilian Summer Time and Slovakian date formatting. Learn about the surprises found in open-source libraries and how to navigate common misconceptions. Gain valuable insights on avoiding pitfalls and mistakes in localization efforts, drawing from the speaker's firsthand experience at Booking.com.

Paul Verbeek-Mast: Calendar / Kalender / تقويم (aka, the fun of locali[zs]ation) | JSConf EU 2017