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0 pointsmstipetic9y ago0 comments

I have some sideprojects around the internet, but so far the most useful thing I made has been

http://paralleltext.io

A tool that helps you learn languages by reading public domain books. I should continue working on that...

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Curiositry9y ago· 1 in thread

Very, very cool! I’m teaching myself Spanish, and I’ve been looking for something like this for ages.

I’d be curious to know more about how it’s built, and where you found the source texts. It it open-source?

mstipeticOP9y ago

Hey, thanks! I made the prototype using publicly available matched books and and got a friend included who built a matching engine for adding new books.

The frontend is react, everything is hosted on s3. If you have any questions lemme know!

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fudged719y ago

This is fantastic, great work!

instakill9y ago

This is incredible!

hypertexthero9y ago

Excellent work!

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