oldratlee/translations

This repository is a collection of Chinese translations of classic software development articles and papers. The author translates well-regarded English-language resources into Chinese, with the stated goal of deepening personal understanding through the act of close reading and re-expressing ideas in another language, as well as making the material more accessible to Chinese-speaking readers. The translated pieces span a range of technical topics relevant to software engineers: distributed systems fundamentals (including translations of Paxos consensus algorithm papers), concurrency and parallel programming, functional programming introductions, API design principles, Git workflows, logging and real-time data infrastructure, and programming language discussions covering Java, Python, Elixir, and others. Some entries are short blog posts, others are academic papers or lengthy practitioner guides. Each translation lives in its own subdirectory with a README that includes both the translated text and context about the original work. The repository is organized two ways: chronologically by translation date, and by subject category. The collection spans from 2010 through at least 2020, giving it over a decade of accumulated material. The author follows the classical Chinese translation principle of faithfulness first, clarity second, and elegance as a lower priority goal. A standing note in the README acknowledges that translation always carries the risk of misunderstanding, and recommends reading the original English source directly for anyone who has the ability to do so. Contributions and corrections are accepted via GitHub issues and pull requests. The repository is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0, meaning it can be shared and adapted for non-commercial use with attribution.