Internationalization is the most often overlooked aspect of Application development. It is a mistaken belief that Internationalization can easily be added at anytime. This mistake ultimately results in developers frantically scrambling to patch together a solution for an architecture which was never designed for it. Too many products end up in a rewrite when the team finally discovers just how fundamental a role Internationalization plays.

This talk will cover general concepts on how to design Internationalized Applications, as well as focus in depth on the specific choices made for Chandler including leveraging Open Source libraries and designing for multiple Operating Systems.