Globalization

In this interview Craig Morris, senior solution architect and mobile application specialist at Avanade, discusses with Zhiming Xue his thoughts on mobile application development and deployment. Speaking from his many years of experience, he discusses how to deal with architecture level issues…

This week Garrett McGowan, a Senior PM from the Developer Division GDX team, provides background information on Windows Forms Localization and Localizability concepts, including the use of Auto Layout techniques. The video includes a live demo showing the concepts being used in practice,…

Second episode of this series of short talks on how to develop (and test) World-Ready applications. In this one Aldo Donetti, Lead PM in the Developer Division's Globalization team, will introduce you to the concepts of Locales/Cultures, how they affect your application behavior and will provide…

Third episode of this series of short talks on how to develop (and test) World-Ready applications.This is the last of the overview-type talks - the next ones will be more specific.What are Encodings and what is Unicode? Why it is not a good idea to "walk" strings a character at a…

This episode touches on the new characteristics, changes, and improvements in the .NET Framework 4 regarding Globalization. Topics include Cultures, String Management, Neutral Cultures, and a set of tips and tricks to help you develop robust international applications. Andy Gonzalez, PM in the…

In this short how-to video Andy Gonzalez, a PM from the Developer Division GDX team, shows you how to change the Display Language of Visual Studio. As always, stay tuned for more videos regarding globalization topics - and don’t forget to visit our team blog Global Developer. Other useful…

In this video, you will explore the different features of the Arabic language. First, we will add an Arabic Keyboard and start typing Arabic. Switch to right-to-left display and examine some Arabic character shaping characterstics. In addition to ligatures, kashida, diacritics and Arabic numerals.…

Learn more about the 5 "y"s of good UI responsiveness. This session will review how to facilitate good UI responsiveness for a fast and fluid experience, how to implement animations and transitions, and how to create custom WinJS controls while building in globalization/localization for…

This module covers designing a global app for a global market and tips and tricks to make your app more successful. Since windows is used worldwide, is available in over 100 languages, and in over 200 markets, leveraging what Windows offers increases the audience for your app. Full course outline:…

Ayman Raslan and Franklin Yow share an overview of internationalization and localization of Windows Phone applications.This video is part of the Windows Phone Design Days Series.