This is my sixth 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 continued working on url.md, this folder explains the functionalities of the URL module and the features of the URL Strings and URL Objects. This time, I translated the constructors: new URLSearchParams(), new URLSearchParams(string), new URLSearchParams(obj), new URLSearchParams(iterable).
As well as several modules such as: urlSearchParams.append(name, value), urlSearchParams.delete(name), urlSearchParams.entries() and urlSearchParams.get(name).
In case you’re wondering what a “constructor” is:
A constructor is a special method of a class or structure that initializes an object of that type. It is an instance method that usually has the same name as the class, and can be used to set the values of the members of an object, either to default or to user-defined values. Source
The above definition only applies for object-oriented programming and if you want to learn more you can check out this article: How to Use a Constructor in Java (for dummies)
Here is a sample text with its translation:
English:
Sets the value in the URLSearchParams object associated with name to value. If there are any pre-existing name-value pairs whose names are name, set the first such pair's value to value and remove all others. If not, append the name-value pair to the query string.
Spanish:
Establece el valor en el objeto URLSearchParams asociado con name para value. Si hay pares nombre-valor preexistentes cuyos nombres son name, establezca el primer valor de dicho par a value y elimine los otros. Si no es así, agregue el par nombre-valor a la string de consulta.
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 1060 words on this contribution.
Proof of Authorship
