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Writing Day at the @writethedocs Portland is in full swing. 14 projects to choose from, to document, to discuss, to chat about.
#techcom #writethedocs – at Portland, OR
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New on my @redmonk blog: @KateHolterhoff and I chat with the excellent Alyssa Rock (@vmware, @thegooddocs, and @writethedocs) about Making OSS Sticky
redmonk.com/kfitzpatrick/202…
Come early to the @WriteTheDocsAU conference for Writing Day activities! We'll be there from 9am AEDT and we'd love to see you. Come along for an overview of our project, and the opportunity to add some real value to our roadmap and templates.
Docs or it didn't happen! Don't miss the annual Salary Survey from #writethedocs salary-survey.writethedocs.o…
Have you built a landing page for the docs at your organization? @Anita_ihuman would love to hear from you. 👂
I started contributing to the @thegooddocs a few month back.
Currently working on developing a “documentation landing page” template.
If you have any experience with this, please comment. I have a few questions.
Thanks @lornajane for sharing some helpful extensions for #techwriters working with #vscode 💐
lornajane.net/posts/2022/vsc…
"Write less for success" 🏆Great article from @smorewithface on writing tech docs for SaaS products.
If you’ve been struggling to document software with fast-paced release cycles, these tips might help you prioritize: thisisimportant.net/posts/ti…
We have moved! 🚚📦We archived our GitHub repos and migrated to @GitLab 🎉 See you there!
The Good Docs Project retweeted
G'day folks! We've just announced speakers and talks for the Write the Docs Australia 2022 conference. Tickets are on sale, and the tshirt pop up store is now open!
writethedocs.org/conf/austra…
#techcomm #writethedocs @writethedocs
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'A crucial part of launching a successful open source project is cultivating a healthy contributor community. Maintainers can sow the seeds for success by highlighting ways people can become involved in and grow within a project.' – with @juliaferraioli bit.ly/3rtInMk
The Good Docs Project retweeted
Thank you again to everyone who made the 2022 Prague conference amazing! Talk videos are published on YouTube, sketchnotes are published on Flickr, and shirts are still on sale until the end of the month. Details in the blog post: writethedocs.org/conf/prague… #writethedocs
The Good Docs Project retweeted
For #opensource organizers looking to improve their comms with sponsors, I put together a toolkit including suggestions and templates for:
- sponsorship prospectus
- event report (one-time sponsor)
- annual report (ongoing sponsor)
github.com/google/opendocs/t…
Welcome to the many new people joining our project from #writethedocs Prague 🤸
New to #techwriting? @kickoke shares some tips. thegooddocsproject.dev/blog/… Let us know what resources have helped you along the way. 🗺⛰🥾
The Good Docs Project retweeted
We just shipped our August community update:
* Starting 2023 conference planning
* Changes coming to Slack & thanks to our mod team
* Salary survey is around the corner
* Prague (tickets!) & Australia (CFP!) coming soon
writethedocs.org/blog/2022-c…
Google has released a new course on writing helpful error messages: developers.google.com/tech-w… #ux #uxwriting #techwriting
The Good Docs Project retweeted
G'day folks. 4 weeks before we close our Call for Proposals for the Write the Docs Australia 2022 conference.
Submit your proposal today!
writethedocs.org/conf/austra…
#techcomm #writethedocs @writethedocs
The Good Docs Project retweeted
Prague update: We're excited to announce the full list of talks and speakers! Thank you again to all who submitted proposals. Other updates include: Shirts are now on sale and the grant program is still open. Details in the blog post: writethedocs.org/conf/prague… #writethedocs