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Platform Internationalization

(I18n) Team

September 2020

Devin Reams

Engineering Manager

Zibi Braniecki

Platform Engineer

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Vision

How are we going to solve them

Current Status

What challenges we have

Introduction

What is Internationalization

Next Steps

Recruiting

How to join

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Agenda

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Internationalization &

Localization

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Firefox users

why it matters

locales

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of users live in non-English speaking regions

different cultures in top 10 locales

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                  • 79%
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Internationalization

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Internationalization

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Internationalization

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  • Languages, Scripts, Regions, Cultures, ...
  • Localization, Work Breaking, Bidirectionality, Calendars, ...
  • Date & Time, Numbers, Pluralization, Lists, …
  • Measurements, RelativeTime, Search, Sort, ...

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Current Status

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Firefox I18n Module - Today

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Industry Leaders

Most advanced Localization System in the World

Web Internationalization Standard

Modern Internationalization System

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Fluent

ECMA 402

ICU4X

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Vision

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Firefox I18n Module - Today

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Firefox I18n Module - Target

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Recruiting

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We’re looking for engineers interested in joining

Platform Internationalization Team

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  • become Mozilla's I18n experts, and
  • represent Mozilla in Working Groups
  • in order to: implement in Rust on Gecko

Mozilla I18n Community

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  • inform and shape the vision
  • cross-pollinate expertise in Firefox

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"tour of duty" for ~1 year

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Next Steps

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Call to Action

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  • Join #I18n channel on Matrix
  • Get in touch with @dreams and @zbraniecki
  • Talk to your manager if interested in officially helping

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We’ll send an email and host a follow-up call with those interested.��So: please "raise your hand" if you're interested next week.

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