Globalization template manager for automated globalization enablement on development operations

A method comprising:

• sending, via a processor, a request for updates to one or more source code templates to a plurality of template sources, wherein the source code templates provide globalization enablement features for an application in a software development environment;
• obtaining, from each of the template sources, at least an update to one of the source code templates;
• validating the update to the source code templates against each of a plurality of globalization enablement requirements;
• and
• upon successful validation of the update to the source code templates against each of the plurality of globalization enablement requirements, updating a corresponding one of the source code templates with the update.