This is my 9th contribution to Node.js. I’m currently translating this project into Spanish, along with an awesome group of translators and moderators from Utopian + Da Vinci, we are doing our best to do everything correctly. If you are interested in open-source projects, I encourage you to keep reading.
Repository
https://github.com/nodejs/i18n
Project Details
Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform JavaScript run-time environment that executes JavaScript code outside of a browser. It achieves low latency and high throughput by taking a “non-blocking” approach to serving requests. Basically, Node.js can open, create, read, write, close and delete files on a server, using JavaScript. It also includes tasks that will be executed on certain servers.
I know it can be a bit confusing at first, so let me explain it to you in simpler words:
Let’s say you want to build a software to keep record of your company’s earnings. A feature where viewing your monthly earnings is updated live can be very useful. In that way, if one of your sales employees is busy, another employee could still be seeing the updates live, without reloading the page.
This has been done before using other technologies. However, Node.js is way faster and better. So, yes it’s pretty awesome for developers.
Contribution Specifications
Being such an important project, Node.js is being translated to several languages so it can reach many people around the world. As it for me, I am contributing to the Spanish language.
Translation Overview
During this contribution I finished working on writing-tests.md, this folder describes how to write a test for Node.js and its structure. This time I translated the sections General Recommendations , Naming Test Files, Imported Tests and C++ Unit Test.
I really enjoyed working on this folder because it contains very interesting and useful concepts that help you to understand the project a lot better.
Here is a sample text with its translation:
English:
The common Countdown module provides a simple countdown mechanism for tests that require a particular action to be taken after a given number of completed tasks (for instance, shutting down an HTTP server after a specific number of requests).
Spanish:
El módulo Countdown common proporciona un mecanismo de cuenta regresiva simple para pruebas que requieren que se realice una acción particular después de un número determinado de tareas completadas (por ejemplo, apagar un servidor HTTP después de un número específico de solicitudes).
I also learned the meaning of several terms:
Assertion: it is a condition that is evaluated to be either true or false at runtime that would indicate a faulty execution if evaluated as false. (Source)
Backport: it is basically the action of taking parts from a newer version of a software system and porting it to an older version of the same software. (Source)
Upstream: it refers to sending data from the client or local computer to the server or remote host. (Source)
Since the text is related to computer science it is very important to do some research before translating a word if you are not sure about its meaning. As a matter of fact, some words were left untranslated on purpose, otherwise, their true meaning would be lost in the translation.
Languages
Source Language: English
Translated Language: Spanish
I have worked as a translator for the project Da Vinci Polyglot and I am currently working as a language moderator for the Utopian + Da Vinci translation category.
And of course, I am part of the Spanish team!
Word Count
I translated 1120 words on this contribution.
