Globalizing Applications

Globalization is the process of designing and developing a software product that functions for multiple cultures. This section applies to both Windows Forms and Web Forms pages.

In This Section

• Culture-Specific Classes for Global Windows Forms and Web Forms
  Discusses classes that format dates, time, numbers, currency, and other information according to the culture setting.

Related Sections

• Globalizing Windows Forms
  Provides links to Help pages about globalization of Windows Forms.

• ASP.NET Globalization and Localization
  Provides links to Help pages about globalization of Web Forms pages.

• Introduction to International Applications Based on the .NET Framework
  Discusses the essential concepts about developing software for an international market using Visual Basic or Visual C#.

• Best Practices for Developing World-Ready Applications
  Provides information on programming for an international audience, such as design issues and terminology.