Why do I get 'Localizable string' in the Visual Studio editor?

Question

I have the following if statement:

VS is telling me Localizable string: "Select a Unit"

I have looked through Globalizing and Localizing .NET Framework Applications but still not to clear on what localization actually is.

Could someone please explain what this means?

Answer 1

It's most likely a Resharper plugin that gives you that message. It simply tells you that a string can be moved to a resource file. No need unless you want to support multiple languages in your application.

Update: It's Resharper itself: https://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/help/Localization_Inspection.html