Jekyll versus DITA 1.0 Check out Ed Marsh's podcast, and also My New series: Jekyll versus DITA 1.1 Authoring with Markdown in Jekyll versus Authoring with DITA in OxygenXML 1.2 Variables and conditional processing in Jekyll versus DITA ...
The following is a guest post from Kaylin Tristano, a new technical writer in the medical software industry. In this post, she shares her tips for transitioning into the field of technical writing. I landed my first technical writing job about four months ago. I'd been working as a librarian and had no writing experience besides a few employee manuals cobbled together in Microsoft Word, so I felt clueless and a little nervous about my new...
Jekyll versus DITA 1.0 Check out Ed Marsh's podcast, and also My New series: Jekyll versus DITA 1.1 Authoring with Markdown in Jekyll versus Authoring with DITA in OxygenXML 1.2 Variables and conditional processing in Jekyll versus DITA ...
Jekyll versus DITA 1.0 Check out Ed Marsh's podcast, and also My New series: Jekyll versus DITA 1.1 Authoring with Markdown in Jekyll versus Authoring with DITA in OxygenXML 1.2 Variables and conditional processing in Jekyll versus DITA ...
Jekyll versus DITA 1.0 Check out Ed Marsh's podcast, and also My New series: Jekyll versus DITA 1.1 Authoring with Markdown in Jekyll versus Authoring with DITA in OxygenXML 1.2 → Variables and conditional processing in Jekyll versus DITA ...
Jekyll versus DITA 1.0 Check out Ed Marsh's podcast, and also My New series: Jekyll versus DITA 1.1 → Authoring with Markdown in Jekyll versus Authoring with DITA in OxygenXML 1.2 Variables and conditional processing in Jekyll versus DITA ...
Jekyll versus DITA 1.0 → Check out Ed Marsh's podcast, and also My New series: Jekyll versus DITA 1.1 Authoring with Markdown in Jekyll versus Authoring with DITA in OxygenXML 1.2 Variables and conditional processing in Jekyll versus DITA ...
I just spent the last week in Bangalore, India. The tcworld India 2015 conference took place on a Thursday and Friday, and I spent Saturday and Sunday exploring the city. This was an eye-opening trip for a number of reasons, and I wanted to capture some of my thoughts and experiences here and share them with others. Understanding tekom tcworld India is the name of a company that puts on the conference. There are two associations that orga...
In the Skills and Technology Survey 2014 by WritersUA, it appears that PDF manuals are the most common deliverable: Support for manuals in the form of PDF (77%) is at the top of the list as the most valued technology component. Using PDF as a delivery format has become a staple in our documentation sets. PDF files can be delivered on an installation CD or via the Web. In the past, this technology was mainly used for legacy print documents...
Here's a recording of the API documentation workshop that I gave at tcworld India 2015: In this workshop, I cover the following: Overview of API documentation Deep Dive into REST API documentation Deep Dive into Javadoc API documentation This is similar to other presentations I've given on API documentation, except that in this workshop, I finally get a bit into Javadoc during the last 30 minutes. I also have more activities. Here's t...
Innovation in tech comm 1.0 Sustaining and disruptive innovations 1.1 A long list of technical innovations semi-relevant to technical writers 1.2 The only significant innovation for tech comm 1.3 XML and the web: d...
Innovation in tech comm 1.0 Sustaining and disruptive innovations 1.1 A long list of technical innovations semi-relevant to technical writers 1.2 The only significant innovation for tech comm 1.3 XML and the web: d...
In trying to find a slide format that supported SVG image formats, I was exploring some PowerPoint alternatives and stumbled across Reveal JS. I like Reveal JS so much, I do not think I will ever use PowerPoint again. Here's the slide show I put together with Reveal JS: Innovation in Technical Communication. Press F to switch to full screen mode, and then press your space bar to progress through the slides. If you want to see my speaker n...
Innovation in tech comm 1.0 Sustaining and disruptive innovations 1.1 A long list of technical innovations semi-relevant to technical writers 1.2 The only significant innovation for tech comm 1.3 XML and the web: d...
Innovation in tech comm 1.0 Sustaining and disruptive innovations 1.1 A long list of technical innovations semi-relevant to technical writers 1.2 The only significant innovation for tech comm 1.3 XML and the web: d...
