Why it matters
i18n shapes truly global apps. Understanding matters for international deployment.
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The architecture
Java i18n: Locale, ResourceBundle, ICU4J.
User locale from request.
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How it works end to end
Time zones: server UTC, display in user's TZ.
Number/currency: locale-aware formatting.
Cultural: date format, name order, address format.
Right-to-left languages: layout considerations.