Introduction to Globalization

A globalized application is one that works in any locale it's installed in. That means if you develop an application on a computer with English - United States as the regional settings in the Control Panel, your application also functions correctly on a computer where the regional settings are Spanish - Mexico. This isn't a trivial issue, but understanding how to localize your applications using .NET will make your life easier.

When you write code, you're concentrating on the user interface and the application logic. Most of the time, you don't expect that anyone outside of your company or your country will use your application. However, if the possibility exists, you must take specific steps to make sure that when ...

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