My 2016 technical writing trends and predictions, or the ripple effects of API growth on technical writers | Dec 29, 2015
Recording of Creating Documentation for Startups: Panel Discussion — Write the Docs San Francisco | Dec 22, 2015
My upcoming 2016 STC Summit workshop and presentation | Dec 22, 2015
How do you stay updated with changes developers are silently making? | Dec 20, 2015
Those pesky authoring tool questions, and an update on my adventures with Jekyll | Dec 19, 2015
Recording of Version Control, Writers, and Worfklows by Richard Mateosian | Dec 17, 2015
Question: How long does it take to ramp up on your Jekyll theme? | Dec 14, 2015
Swagger UI probably the coolest thing I've done in API docs | Dec 13, 2015
10 realizations as I was creating my Swagger spec and Swagger UI | Dec 10, 2015
Guest Post: Could Software Perform Technical Writing? by Robert Desprez | Dec 4, 2015
Single sourcing the Swagger spec and main documentation using Jekyll | Dec 3, 2015
Version 4.0 released for the Jekyll Documentation Theme | Dec 3, 2015
Planning my API doc course | Nov 29, 2015
Upcoming Write the Docs Meetup | Nov 17, 2015
My pros and cons of using Jekyll for documentation | Nov 17, 2015
Can you replace a CCMS with version control such as Git or Mercurial? | Nov 6, 2015
Tell me about your career as a technical writer... | Nov 4, 2015
Why incremental regeneration in Jekyll 3.0 is such a big deal | Nov 4, 2015
Increase efficiency 24 times faster when fixing errors — implications for technical writers on agile teams | Oct 27, 2015
Podcast: Spec-driven Development of REST APIs, with a focus on RAML -- interview with Michael Stowe | Oct 12, 2015
Udemy podcast (with me) and infographic on technical writing | Oct 6, 2015
5 REST API resources to add to your reading list | Oct 3, 2015
Tutorial for creating interactive consoles with RAML | Oct 3, 2015
Question: If you weren't a technical writer, what would you be? | Oct 2, 2015
Why so little focus on API doc at tech comm conferences? | Sep 30, 2015
Question: Can I earn a living blogging? | Sep 30, 2015
Question: How long has your API doc course been available? | Sep 29, 2015
Question: How are you publishing and delivering your docs? | Sep 29, 2015
Question: How do I tell what platform people are using for API docs? | Sep 28, 2015
Experimenting with a shorter post style | Sep 26, 2015
Added native library API section to API doc course | Sep 26, 2015
Upcoming "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) session | Sep 14, 2015
Swagger tutorial for REST API documentation | Sep 14, 2015
Survey analyzing skill requirements in job postings | Sep 12, 2015
How to avoid broken links when single sourcing | Sep 11, 2015
Editing workflows and reviews through Github's pull requests | Sep 10, 2015
Comparing object-oriented design to content reuse | Sep 10, 2015
How authorization works with APIs | Sep 4, 2015
What is a REST API? | Aug 28, 2015
Proposals for 2016 *STC Silicon Valley Chapter* presentations now accepted | Aug 27, 2015
My process for creating vector diagrams with Illustrator | Aug 23, 2015
Version 3.0 of my Documentation theme for Jekyll released | Aug 13, 2015
Question: What qualities should technical writers have to work at startups? | Aug 12, 2015
Podcast: The divide between academics and practitioners -- Interview with Lisa Meloncon | Aug 10, 2015
Why is there a divide between academics and practitioners in tech comm? | Aug 5, 2015
When are wikis ever successful? | Jul 30, 2015
An easy way to support my site: Sign up for technical writing job alerts | Jul 30, 2015
Podcast: How do design, length, and relevance affect how people use API reference docs -- interview with Bob Watson | Jul 30, 2015
LearningDITA.com: A new online learning resource for DITA by Scriptorium | Jul 28, 2015
How do you test content that's beyond your skill level? | Jul 28, 2015
Should you add your testing scenarios into your documentation? | Jul 27, 2015
Peter Gruenbaum has released part 2 of his Udemy course on API technical writing | Jul 24, 2015
Survey results about the possible REST API workshop | Jul 24, 2015
Is it inefficient to frequently switch contexts among multiple projects? | Jul 23, 2015
Survey about possible REST API workshop — your feedback would be helpful | Jul 20, 2015
Getting mobile friendly display and responsive design just right, especially with ads | Jul 17, 2015
Reader question: How do I move forward out of a stagnant tech writing career? | Jul 15, 2015
Should technical writers care about more than documentation? | Jul 14, 2015
Build a technical writing portfolio by writing documentation for startups | Jul 10, 2015
Communicating feedback from testing documentation | Jul 10, 2015
Guest post: 10 New Things to Love and Hate About Flare | Jul 9, 2015
Should QA test documentation? | Jul 9, 2015
Listen to Ed Marsh's Content Content podcast with me as a guest | Jul 8, 2015
The key to writing good documentation: Testing your instructions | Jul 7, 2015
Pingdom reports with WordPress on Bluehost/MaxCDN versus with Jekyll on Github | Jul 7, 2015
Three questions people ask me each week | Jul 1, 2015
Slides, notes, and lessons learned at the STC Summit 2015 in Columbus, Ohio | Jun 29, 2015
My upcoming workshop and presentation at the STC Summit 2015 in Columbus, Ohio | Jun 18, 2015
How to avoid early death from sitting down all day | Jun 18, 2015
How do you authenticate your documentation? | Jun 17, 2015
My daughter published a real video game through "Girls Make Games" camp | Jun 17, 2015
Check out my conversation on ContentHug | Jun 17, 2015
How can technical writers cut through engineering jargon and decode complex information? | Jun 8, 2015
Why no one stopped by my technical writing booth at career fair day | May 31, 2015
Moved my blog from WordPress to Jekyll | May 29, 2015
Integrating Documentation into engineering code and workflows | May 26, 2015
API technical writing course on Udemy from Peter Gruenbaum, and some thoughts on documenting JSON | May 22, 2015
Switched commenting systems to Disqus | May 17, 2015
Introduction to technical writing -- slides and audio recording | May 16, 2015
API Documentation presentation to East Bay STC chapter -- slides and recording | May 16, 2015
How to design documentation for non-linear reading behavior | May 15, 2015
Recording and slides from "Jekyll vs. DITA: Bridging the Gap Between Tech Comm and the Web" presentation | May 14, 2015
User-centered documentation slides | May 14, 2015
Upcoming presentation: Jekyll versus DITA: Bridging the Gap between Tech Comm and the Web | May 10, 2015
New series: User-centered documentation | Apr 23, 2015
Final analysis between DITA and Jekyll | Apr 15, 2015
Producing PDFs in DITA versus Jekyll | Apr 14, 2015
Reviewing content in DITA versus Jekyll | Apr 13, 2015
Creating links in DITA versus Jekyll | Apr 6, 2015
Newbie to Technical Writer in 4 Easy Steps | Apr 3, 2015
Building a table of contents with DITA versus Jekyll | Apr 2, 2015
Creating re-usable chunks (conref) in Jekyll versus DITA | Apr 1, 2015
Variables and conditional processing in Jekyll versus DITA | Mar 26, 2015
Authoring with Markdown in Jekyll versus Authoring with DITA in OxygenXML | Mar 26, 2015
Check out Ed Marsh's podcast, and also My New series: Jekyll versus DITA | Mar 23, 2015
Some thoughts on attending tcworld India 2015 | Mar 22, 2015
PDF still trumps browser-based help? | Mar 19, 2015
Recording of API documentation workshop (REST and Javadoc) at tcworld India 2015 | Mar 19, 2015
Recording of Innovation in Technical Communication keynote at tcworld India 2015 | Mar 18, 2015
Slides for tcworld India 2015 presentations | Mar 11, 2015
Reveal JS: An HTML5 alternative to PowerPoint, with support for SVG graphics | Mar 11, 2015
Pushing content into any format with Jekyll | Mar 6, 2015
How to create a help API | Mar 4, 2015
Static site generators start to replace web publishing platforms like WordPress | Feb 27, 2015
Some web tools worth using in help solutions | Feb 26, 2015
Piggybacking onto the innovation of the web | Feb 24, 2015
Microsoft and the last 5 great technological innovations | Feb 20, 2015
Interactive video workshop in San Jose this Saturday, 1-5pm | Feb 19, 2015
The genius of Github and how it can transform tech comm | Feb 18, 2015
XML and the web: drifting farther apart? | Feb 13, 2015
The only significant innovation for tech comm | Feb 13, 2015
A long list of technical innovations semi-relevant to technical writers | Feb 12, 2015
Sustaining and disruptive innovations | Feb 10, 2015
Podcast: The upcoming tcworld India conference on March 12-13, with Akash Dubey | Feb 9, 2015
Why do we need PDFs? | Feb 5, 2015
Upcoming workshop: Creating Interactive Video Tutorials, with Bernard Aschwanden on Feb 21 | Feb 5, 2015
Best practices for API documentation -- podcast with Andrya Feinberg | Feb 4, 2015
Survival strategies for API documentation -- slides and recording | Feb 3, 2015
Creating context-sensitive help by converting your help into a JSON API with Jekyll | Feb 1, 2015
Writing is like sorting laundry -- practical advice for tackling documentation projects | Jan 29, 2015
10 reasons for moving away from DITA | Jan 28, 2015
API workshop video + audio + slides + workshop files from TC Camp | Jan 27, 2015
Reinventing the table of contents | Jan 26, 2015
Implementing ScrollSpy with Jekyll to auto-build a table of contents | Jan 20, 2015
Moving from passive to reactive documentation -- recording of presentation by Greg Koberger, ReadMe.com founder | Jan 19, 2015
Most important factor in APIs is complete and accurate documentation | Jan 15, 2015
API doc survey: Do engineers write API doc in the source code? | Jan 15, 2015
API doc survey: How much of your doc process is automated? | Jan 15, 2015
Several REST API tutorials using the EventBrite, Klout, and Flickr APIs | Jan 14, 2015
Experimenting with Jekyll for tech comm | Jan 14, 2015
API doc survey: Most challenging aspect of API documentation | Jan 12, 2015
Jan 12 Silicon Valley STC meeting: Passive vs. reactive doc + readme.com | Jan 11, 2015
Question: How do I add my DITA content in Confluence for SME review? | Jan 9, 2015
Podcast: Unifying the API doc publishing toolchain, with Mark Baker | Jan 8, 2015
API doc survey result: How to learn what you need to know? | Jan 7, 2015
API doc survey result: How do you get the source files that contain code comments? | Jan 6, 2015
API doc survey result: Automating REST API documentation | Jan 6, 2015
Podcast: Automating REST API documentation, with Peter Gruenbaum | Jan 5, 2015
New cost-per-click feature for advertising on I'd Rather Be Writing During 2015 | Jan 5, 2015
My *real* top 10 technical writing trend predictions for 2015 | Jan 5, 2015
Top 10 posts, podcasts, tweets of 2014 -- and what it all means | Jan 5, 2015
API doc survey: Do you create API doc by looking at source code? | Jan 2, 2015
API doc survey: What IDE do you use? | Jan 2, 2015
API doc survey: Do you test out the API calls used in your doc yourself? | Jan 2, 2015
Predictions for Top 10 Technical Writing Trends for 2015 | Jan 1, 2015
