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On the importance of date display localization

July 7, 2015 by John Yunker

The proper display of dates for each locale has become relatively trivial with libraries such as Globalize and yet I still encounter websites that don’t get it right. Case in point, I …

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Categories JavaScript, Software Localization, Web Globalization

Do your web developers know about Globalize?

April 23, 2015 by John Yunker

Today, the JQuery Foundation has announced availability of Globalize 1.0: Globalize provides developers with always up-to-date global number formatting and parsing, date and time formatting and parsing, currency formatting, and message …

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Categories JavaScript, Software Localization, Unicode, Web Globalization

How to localize date formats using Globalize.js

December 8, 2011 by John Yunker

Dates are often used as case studies to illustrate the risks of ignoring cultural differences. For example, the date 4/7/2011 could be taken to mean July 4th by some and …

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Categories Books, Guest Articles, JavaScript, Software Localization

Now Available: Going Global with JavaScript and Globalize.js

December 5, 2011 by John Yunker

I’m happy to announce the publication of Going Global with JavaScript and Globalize.js. If you use develop websites or applications for more than one language or country, this book will help …

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Categories Books, JavaScript, Software Localization

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