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 »
Tag: Technical Communication
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.
New course – Planning, writing and managing an API documentation project
We’ve started work on a new training course about planning, writing and managing an API documentation project. Primarily aimed at REST APIs, this will help you to organise, plan, author and control your API documentation. This course is aimed mostly at people who are not developers, and no programming experience will be required. The exercises are… Read more »