Here is a link to a recording of an interesting presentation from Britta Gustafson on aspects of working on documentation in the US Government. “What if U.S. federal agencies decided to reuse and contribute to open source software projects built by other agencies, since agencies often have similar technology problems to solve? And what if they hired… Read more »
Tag: Technical Communication
The Language of Technical Communication book has been released
The Language of Technical Communication book is a collaborative effort with fifty-two contributors defining the terms that form the core of technical communication as it is practiced today. Cherryleaf’s Ellis Pratt was one of the contributors. Each contributed term has a concise definition, an importance statement, and an essay that describes why technical communicators need to know… Read more »
Creating documentation in a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery environment
Creating user documentation and online Help in a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery environment can be challenging for technical communicators and developers.
MadWorld 2016 Conference Review – Day Two
Last week, I spoke at, and attended, Madworld 2016, the conference hosted by MadCap Software for its users. Here is a summary of what I saw and heard on the second day. These were mostly for advanced users; I didn’t see any of the presentations aimed at new users of Flare.
Stack Overflow 2016 survey reveals poor documentation as a major issue for developers
The results from the Stack Overflow 2016 survey have been announced this week. It identified poor documentation as the second most common workplace gripe for developers.