internationalization-i18n

Comprehensive guide to implementing internationalization and localization in applications. Covers message translation, pluralization, date/time/number formatting, RTL languages, and integration with popular i18n libraries. Minimal working example: Detailed implementations in the references/ directory: - Overview - When to Use - Quick Start - Reference Guides - Best Practices - Building multi-language applications - Supporting international users - Implementing language switching - Formatting dates, times, and numbers for different locales - Supporting RTL (right-to-left) languages - Extracting and managing translation strings - Implementing pluralization rules - Setting up translation workflows - Extract all user-facing strings to translation files - Use ICU message format for complex messages - Support pluralization correctly for each language - Use locale-aware date/time/number formatting - Implement RTL support for Arabic, Hebrew, etc. - Provide fallback language (usually English) - Use namespaces to organize translations - Test with pseudo-localization (ääçćëńţś) - Store locale preference (cookie, localStorage) - Use professional translators for production - Implement translation management workflow - Support dynamic locale switching - Use translation memory tools - Hardcode user-facing strings in code - Concatenate translated strings - Assume English grammar rules apply...