An awesome alternative i18n implementation - opcode bags badge #2

Earlier this year, Stefan posted an article about how to integrate resx files with the MvvmCross localisation framework - http://opendix.blogspot.ch/2013/05/using-resx-files-for-localization-in.html


Recently Andrei - opcode - has taken the same resx files and pushed them in a different direction.


He looked at the existing Json code and he didn't like it... As he said, "I went through the N+1 video and tried to understand localization using the Json localization plugin but it almost made me cry"... so instead of crying he went off and created an alternative implementation - using resx files directly from ViewModels to allow i18n text bindings like:

"Text [UsernameText]"

android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" />


This alternative option is awesome. It fits exactly with one of the fundamental principles of MvvmCross - that people should write the code they want to write - the app is the king!


If you want to learn more about this approach then the blog post and code is at: http://enginecore.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/localization-in-xamarin-mvvmcross_18.html


Awesome!