Comment by gmfawcett
6 years ago
I'm pretty sure that "i18n" and "l10n" are about fifteen years old -- not exactly a trend any more (at least, not a new one).
6 years ago
I'm pretty sure that "i18n" and "l10n" are about fifteen years old -- not exactly a trend any more (at least, not a new one).
They're a bit older than that – this credible report suggests 'i18n' was in use at DEC in 1985, with appearances in public online discussions by 1989, and in books by the early 1990s:
http://www.i18nguy.com/origini18n.html
Amazing. I wouldn't have guessed it was that far back.