In my attempt to localize my flex application, it quickly became evident how simple it is to do basic localization in flex. As soon as I tried to implement more complex features, I realized how complicated it can become (e.g. add special characters, support multiple locales, flex builder problems, etc). In the interest of sharing the wealth, I'll describe the steps I took, so I don't have to keep on repeating some of these in future development efforts. These steps are: