Johnny Dot Com

(2023-05-31) i started a mentoring program at work got paired with an engineering manager. i asked them if they knew how developers could utilize any foreign language skills they had. he pointed me to this site. it’s basically a repository for every large open source project there is and it indexes what parts of the project need to be translated and into what languages.
(2023-05-31) i saw that QGIS Documentation is only like 20 percent done with Arabic so that’s definitely something i could help with.

seems to be a listserv/meetup/forum type of thing for technical writers or people who are into that. people like me essentially. they have a slack group and their website lists a bunch of resources for aspiring and current writers including job help, in person meets, and guides i think.

sweet subreddit that i joined in 2022. very well moderated and organized. they have a whole pinned thread with an FAQ and guide to get into technical writing.
in general, the programming subreddits i read are super interesting and people are very generous with their time and knowledge. the times i’ve seen someone act like an a$$hole there’s several people to push back and pump up the victim. not something you see on the internet everyday

i think i came across this site from r/technicalwriting but it’s apparently run by volunteer federal employees and has been since the 90s. crazy! PLAIN essentially promotes the use of plain language in US federal government communcation. a very noble pursuit!

freeCodeCamp made a whole book on localization! for free! they also have a section at end detailing how you can contribute to freeCodeCamp itself with translations. very savvy