Writing good documentation is assisted by writing good code in the first place. The better the code, the less work it should take to document it. User martianE points out the different role ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Implicit in the relationship between a writer and a reader is the request for attention. Through ...

Errors in technical work rarely happen because teams lack expertise. More often, mistakes occur due to unclear instructions, outdated files, or inconsistent documentation. As products, systems, and ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. In Ye Olden Days, I was a COBOL programmer, working on a Unisys E1100 system with a CODASYL ...

Great API documentation is essential to a good developer experience. But your documentation should be great for non-developers too. When software moved online, so did the documentation. Today, hosted ...

Technical documentation refers to the written materials that provide information about the technical aspects of a product, process, or system. In the context of information technology (IT), technical ...

Checking up occasionally on your writing skills is a good idea. Why? Much of our communication today consists of emails and texts. I don’t know anyone who would say communication isn’t important. If ...

Generative AI tools are putting a new spin on the age-old chore of writing and consuming technical documentation. The key is knowing your audience, your purpose, and which tools to use for the job.

At my current place of employement, while I want for program access to my engineering job, I'm working to revise and write some spec docs and technical manuals for hardware that I'm allowed to know ...