Institute of Information Theories and Applications FOI ITHEA
Abstract:
Internationalization of software as a previous step for localization is usually taken into account during
early phases of the life-cycle of software development. However, the need to adapt software applications into
different languages and cultural settings can appear once the application is finished and even in the market. In
these cases, software localization implies a high cost of time and resources. This paper shows a real case of a
existent software application, designed and developed without taking into account future necessities of
localization, whose architecture and source code were modified to include the possibility of straightforward
adaptation into new languages. The use of standard languages and advanced programming languages has
permitted the authors to adapt the software in a simple and straightforward mode.
