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As a first post in the new blog, I’d like to introduce a project that I’ve been working on recently. It’s a web application written in Ruby and powered by the Ruby on Rails framework. The app is called Interlate.

So, what does it do? Interlate is simply an easier way to find translators online — and for translators to find work. Indeed, the name is a mixture of two words: internet and translate.

Interlate will be a place where people who need anything translated professionally can post their job, and translators (freelance or agencies) can browse and apply for those jobs. It’s a marketplace for translation jobs.

The core benefits that Interlate will provide is ease of use and ease of communication — I’m trying to make a system that will just get out of your way when you use it and a system where users can communicate with ease. I’m focusing on creating clean, simple and context sensitive user interface and also providing various communication channels.

For example, you can leave comments on the job itself so that the author can answer questions or concerns, there will be an internal private messaging system so you don’t have to reveal your email to everyone and there will also be forums for general community discussion and feedback.

Interlate is currently in early development stages, but getting to a point where I think I can begin to show off the different features — but I’ll leave that to the next set of posts which I’ll be sure to write soon.