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When you are ready to think about the engineering, this shows how a product serving 62 languages keeps text out of the code and manages translation at scale. The key lesson is early and cheap: store strings outside your codebase from day one so adding a language is not a rewrite. Read it for the architecture instincts even if your app is far smaller.
Building Airbnb's Internationalization Platform
From The Airbnb Tech Blog by Hua Zheng 15 min read
- Keep all user facing strings out of the code, in a central store
- Prioritize translating the most viewed text first to spend effort where it counts
- Plan for translation as an ongoing pipeline, not a one time task
