Developing International Software for Windows 95 and Windows Nt (Microsoft Programming Series) (Paperback)

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Product Description
This is a conceptual overview and data reference that allows software vendorsto create localized applications for Windows and Windows NT more easily, morequickly and less expensively. Software vendors will be eager to get the scoopon the exclusive inside information found here.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Pr (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556158408
• ISBN-13: 978-1556158407
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,478,140 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent overview of localization, December 15, 1996

By A Customer

An excellent first book for students of localization, although it is highly focused. Good discussion of Windows programming and the Windows interface, dated with the arrival of NT 4.0. She covers double-byte effectively, though not in the depth you'll find in, say, Ken Lunde's O'Reilly title on Japanese. She skips over BiDirectional (the next challenge, I think) entirely. Highly recommended anyway, if for nothing else, then for the hundreds of pages of useful tables (Where else can you get the French/Arabic code page?)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A reference not a tutorial, June 28, 2002

By	J. Turner (Houston, Texas United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

While working on a software project that would be released in multiple countries, I started thinking about the issues that arise when developing international software. As a result, I found myself purchasing this book.

Simply stated, this isn't a "how to" book, but a reference with a verbose introduction. In fact, over half of the book (494 pages) are in the form of appendices. The remainder of the book is a high-level look at internationalization, and one that I didn't find all that informative.

What this book does have is information you won't find anywhere else, such as keyboard layouts, and codepages in foreign languages.

5.0 out of 5 stars Must-have for international software developers, June 25, 2001

By	Vlad Patryshev (Scotts Valley, CA) - See all my reviews

Although the book is not new, and does not cover Linux/Unix and Java issues, it has been a unique source of information in my international software development. I was happy when I inherited this book from a colleague, and I keep it open on my table. It contains, for instance, all the codepages that I ever heard of.