JavaScript / ECMAScript Internationalization (I18n)
This site is devoted to topics related to software internationalization using JavaScript (aka ECMAScript) programming language. The site was created by Craig Cummings and Tex Texin and stemmed from interest in their presentations on comparing JavaScript libraries at the Internationalization and Unicode Conferences IUC37, IUC38, and IUC39.
Just updated for the Internationalization and Unicode Conference IUC39!
- Presentation at IUC39 on Comparing JavaScript Libraries by Cummings, Texin (pdf) This is updated with significant test and library coverage changes.
- Presentation at IUC38 on Comparing JavaScript Libraries by Cummings, Texin (pdf)
- List of JavaScript Libraries with internationalization (I18n) features
Other JavaScript or ECMAScript Resources
- 'Watchlist' for ECMA-402 in WebKit [hopes for Safari ECMA support]
- github Repo for ECMA-402 work
- Intl Working Group (Chair: Steven Loomis)
- Google Forum to Discuss JavaScript Internationalization
- Rafael Xavier's GitHub Repository for JavaScript globalization
- Mathias Bynens' YouTube video on JavaScript and Unicode and Regex
- Steve Loomis's Basic Tests for ECMA 402 (github)
- TC39 and ECMASCRIPT.org's Tests for ECMA 262
JavaScript Library Tests and Comparisons
Currently, we are focused on investigating and comparing libraries that provide internationalization support. Below are tests of a variety of JavaScript internationalization libraries against ICU v55.1.
| 2015 Libraries | Date, Dates and TIme Tests (vs. ICU DateFormat) | Number Tests (vs. ICU NumberFormat) |
|---|---|---|
| ECMA-402 | ||
| Closure | ||
| iLib v12.0 | ||
| Dojo v1.10.4 | ||
| jQuery v1.1.0 | ||
| ibm-js v1.0.0 | ||
| intl.js v1.0.0 |
Below are tests of a variety of JavaScript internationalization libraries against ICU v53.1.
| 2014 Libraries | Date and Time Tests | Number Tests |
|---|---|---|
| ECMA-402 | ||
| Dojo | ||
| jQuery | ||
| YUI | ||
| ECMA |