On Tuesday, Aug 26, 2003, at 18:54 Europe/London, Cabrera, Alan wrote:
I have run into many, many, occasions where developers who have difficulty
with English appreciate i18n messages, I am certain that i18n exceptions
would be no exception. ;) Maybe we can be defiantly targeted at English
speaking developers. :p
I regularly work across Europe and get first-hand experience of people who would like messages in a different language.
I want a fast and enjoyable experience too, it does not stop me from writing
comments and javadocs or trying to format the code in a legible way.
One thing that I know for sure, either Geronimo puts it in early on or, let
us not kid ourselves, it will most likely never happen.
Absolutely. Indeed, the main reason for it not being in most products is that it is very difficult to retrofit at a later stage. At least if we start off with good intentions, it makes it easier in the long run.
Note that this doesn't necessarily apply to just Exceptions; we need to find a solution for i18n in other parts of the code too. And by having this discussion and passing around helpful suggestions and comments we can find a good goal, and then people involved in it can put up a page explaining how it can be done easily for the future.
I don't think this discussion ever intended to be a case of 'You are not allowed to write code until this problem is sorted'; more, it was a case of bouncing ideas about a good way to go so that we can achieve a common goal subsequently.
Alex.
