Localization: Implementation and Testing... Locally
summary
Concrete implementation focus: how to stop hard‑coded strings, use ICU message format for pluralization and dates, and replace react‑only libraries with react‑intl‑universal so vanilla JS works. Covers dynamic locale loading from URL/cookie, CDN locale data, JSON loader for on‑demand files, and CLI pseudo localization generation plus automated tests that assert keys not literal text. Includes real failure examples (KFC translation, offensive image) and practical rules like never concatenate strings and minimize variables.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:48LOCALIZATION VS INTERNATIONALIZATION
- 4:46WHY IS LOCALIZATION IMPORTANT?
- 8:06LOCALIZING REACT & VANILLA JS APP
- 11:41USING REACT-INTE-UNIVERSAL
- 13:23USING REACT-INTL-UNIVERSAL
- 16:44IMPLEMENTATION
- 21:06TESTING LOCALIZATION
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