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A comunidade R está realizando vários esforços de traduções comunitárias para o português de diferentes recursos: livros, pacotes e guias.

Nesta chamada da comunidade, três líderes da comunidade de língua portuguesa apresentarão suas experiências liderando e fazendo parte desses projetos e compartilharão como podemos participar desses esforços.

Essa chamada da comunidade será seguida por uma reunião de tradução na LatinR, a conferência latino-americana de R para pesquisa e desenvolvimento, para aqueles que quiserem começar a participar.

Veja abaixo as biografias dos palestrantes e os recursos.

Speakers

Beatriz Milz

Portrait of Beatriz Milz

Beatriz Milz é doutora em Ciência Ambiental e atualmente é pesquisadora de pós-doutorado na Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Brasil. Ela é co-organizadora da R-Ladies São Paulo e está liderando o tradução voluntária pela comunidade da segunda edição do livro R for Data Science into Portuguese. Beatriz contribuiu para pacotes disponíveis no CRAN, como dados, odbr, e geobr. Como membra da comunidade rOpenSci, ela revisou pacotes como qualR e frictionless, foi mentora na primeira turma do rOpenSci Champions Program atua como editora de revisão de software

Pedro Faria

Portrait of Pedro Faria

Economista e Data Platform Engineer em Blip. Além de ser um profissional experiente no mercado de dados, usando principalmente R, SQL, Python, Databricks e Apache Spark, Pedro também é apaixonado por open-source, e é autor de vários livros abertos como Introdução à linguagem R: seus fundamentos e sua prática, Introduction to pyspark, e Introduction to Zig: a project-based book. Mais detalhes em: https://pedro-faria.netlify.app/

Francesca Palmeira

Portrait of Francesca Palmeira

Francesca Palmeira é uma mistura de bióloga de campo e de computador. Tem experiência em Ecologia Aplicada, Modelagem Ecológica e Biologia da Conservação. Trabalha com as linguagens R e BUGS. Presta serviços em análise e visualização de dados socioambientais e de biodiversidade por meio da analisaR. É coorganizadora das RLadies Ribeirão Preto. Participa do rOpenSci Champions Program 2023-2024 e como parte deste treinamento está desenvolvendo o pacote pcir (Potential for Conflict Index in R) para medir o potencial de conflito entre grupos de interesse.

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Community Efforts in the Translation of R Resources into Portuguese: Key Takeaways and Future Implications

The R community is notably making robust efforts to translate varied resources including guides, books, and packages into Portuguese, thereby making it accessible to a more diverse community of data scientists, researchers, and technology enthusiasts. This act of community-driven translations is marked by the contribution of three prominent Portuguese-speaking community leaders – Pedro Faria, Beatriz Milz, and Francesca Belem Lopes Palmeira. Together they are facilitating these open-source projects and inviting others to engage in these endeavors.

Long-term Implications & Future Developments

In the long term, these volunteer-led translation efforts could profoundly influence the global R language ecosystem. By translating valuable tools and resources into Portuguese, this initiative widens the accessibility landscape of the language, resulting in its increased adoption among Portuguese-speaking communities. The potential future developments may include the multiplication of such translation efforts into other languages as well, enabling wider global assimilation and inclusivity. This could lead to a significant increase in open source contributions and collaboration, thereby bolstering the growth of the R language and its community.

Actionable Advice

For those interested in joining this laudable community effort, there are several steps you could take:

  1. Join the community call meetings where leaders share their experiences and guide on how to participate in translation projects.
  2. If you’re passionate about open source contributions and language translation, begin your involvement by volunteering for translation tasks.
  3. Connect with the contributors of these projects (Beatriz Milz, Pedro Faria, and Francesca Belem Lopes Palmeira) to understand active projects and seek opportunities to contribute.
  4. Attend the LatinR conference, which presents an excellent opportunity for those willing to participate in such translation endeavors.

Participating in open source projects is a rewarding endeavor in itself, offering learning experiences and an opportunity to contribute to the global R community.

Embedded Event Details

The community is inviting you to join this free online event. To be a part of this initiative, all you need to do is connect or dial in at the time of the event. Event details are:

  • Date: Wednesday, 06 November 2024 05:00 PST (Wednesday, 06 November 2024 13:00 UTC)
  • Zoom Meeting ID: 654-4355-5934
  • Passcode: 408492

Conclusion

By extending the accessibility and inclusivity facets of the R language, these translation efforts are fostering a more diverse and inclusive community. Your participation can make a significant impact, not just in the propagation and promotion of the R language, but also in the continual growth and advancement of its global community.

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