How I Support More Than 100 Languages in My React app...and You Can Too!

Richard Kerrigan is a speaker discussing how to add multilingual support to React apps. He works at Microsoft but is not affiliated with the Azure AI team.

The main topic is about adding multilingual support to React apps, particularly focusing on automatically translating dynamic content using cloud services.

Azure AI Translator is highlighted, but similar solutions can be built using AWS, GCP, or any cloud service provider offering document translation services.

The solution focuses on automatically translating dynamic content such as blog posts created by content creators or end users.

Key features include support for over 100 languages, a generous free tier of up to 2 million characters per month, Neural Machine Translation for accuracy, and custom glossaries for specific terminology.

Limitations include inability to handle MVX or JSX TSX files directly, horizontal text output only, and the need for manual validation of translations.

Translation can be integrated by using Azure Blob Storage for file storage, Azure Function apps for orchestration, and incorporating translations into the CICD pipeline for HTML and Markdown content.

Content stored as JSON can be translated at runtime using an API, while HTML and Markdown files can be translated during the CICD process.

It uses Neural Machine Translation, which considers full sentences for more contextually accurate translations, and allows the use of custom glossaries.

Multilingual support makes web apps more inclusive and convenient for users who speak different languages, enhancing user experience and reach.