dynamic language delivery for mobile applications

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Dynamic Language Delivery for Mobile Applications

Daniel Nay | Engineering Manager

Dirk Meyer | Product Manager

Catalin Buzoiu | Engineering Manager

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Agenda

IntroductionDynamic Language Delivery in Adobe Photoshop Touch

What is DLD? Behind the scenes Implications/BenefitsDLD & Community Translation

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CustomerDeliver

Localization process

3

Localized contentLocalizati

onC

reate

Content creator

Localizationprovider

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Customer

DLD

Localization process

4

Development

Application build

Localizable resources

Localization

Product release

Language update needs new release

Time pressure High overhead for Agile

development

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Demo time!

Dynamic Language Delivery

inAdobe Photoshop Touch

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Customer

DLDLocalization cloud

Behind the scenes

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Development

Application build

Localizable resources

Localization

DLD-enabled release

DLD-enablement = 1 line of code

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Requirements

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Application “world-ready”

Minimum compatibility between

languages

Online environment required

Update policy tailored to application

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Customer

DLDLocalization cloud

Main benefits

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Development

Application build

Localizable resources

Localization

DLD-enabled release

Language update doesn’t need new release

Decreased time pressure Agility

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More benefits

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Ship “English only” at launch, the rest when ready

Localize only after application success

Help during testing

Concept naturally extensible to SaaS and desktop

Couple with Community Translation = self

evolving product

Any other ideas ?

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Demo time!

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DLD + CTTA real time community translation experience

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Q&A

Daniel Nay (dnay@adobe.com)Dirk Meyer (dmeyer@adobe.com)

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