Everyday Sins of Internationalization

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Title

Everyday Sins of Internationalization

Abstract

When we think of internationalization, we're drawn to technical aspects. Are we using the right character set? Can this wording be translated? And what about content negotiation?

Meanwhile, we're unknowingly committing everyday sins. Users, please forgive us.

Cultures vary. People within them do too. Porting out local certainties can set a course to epic fail. There are easy opportunities we're missing out on, right now.

Together we'll embark on a whirlwind tour of surprising examples, spot how skipping them alienates people, discover why our best intentions accidentally send us in wrong directions, and learn some quick fixes for making people fonder of an app created outside their borders.

Speaker

Carina C. Zona

Bio

Carina C. Zona is a developer and advocate. She teaches for many women's tech outreach groups, and served for a year on RailsBridge core team. She is the founder of @callbackwomen, an initiative to connect first-time speakers with conferences. Carina is also a certified sex educator. In her spare time, she engineers baked goods.

Contact

Twitter: cczona
Email: cczona@gmail.com

More info

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