By Tom Johnson | STC Senior Member I recently gave a presentation...
What’s the Use Case for Jekyll?
Features: Volume 63 | Issue 8
Collaborating and Contributing in GitHub
By Nicky Bleiel | Associate Fellow GitHub () is a Web-based...
Git Happens
By Morgan Hancock I’d be lying if I said the potential puns didn’t...
Generating API Docs Automatically from the Source Code
By Ed Marshall | STC Fellow There is a common problem in API...
Creating Automation Tools for Writing Teams: A Programmer’s Perspective
By Robert Delwood | STC Senior Member Tools will always be the weak link for writers. Not the high-level ones such as Flare or Framemaker, but low...
Using Data-Driven Synthesis Tools to Automatically Generate Content
By Joel Kline | STC Senior Member and Frank Guerino Introduction to Data-Driven Synthesis (DDS) Most technical communication (TC) practitioners are...
An Introduction to Sphinx and Read the Docs for Technical Writers
By Eric Holscher Treating documentation as code is becoming a major theme in the software industry. This is coming from both developers, who are...
Technical Writing Supported by a Product Lifecycle Management System: A Better Approach for the Creation of Product Documentation
By Christian Brand In this article you will learn the concept of PLM-supported authoring and single-source publishing, as well as the benefits...
The Benefits of DITA Authoring within a Component Content Management System
By Keith Schengili-Roberts It is rare for documentation teams to not use some form of database or repository for storing their technical content. A...
Why Should Technical Writers Embrace Content Analytics?
By Sara Feldman | STC Member You may be hesitant to take the time to incorporate content analytics into your work processes. There is already so much...
Augmented Reality: Design Techniques and Challenges
How to Buy a Tool
By Liz Fraley, STC Member The conclusions drawn in this article should not be a surprise to anyone. In fact, I bet you can guess the biggest one:...
Columns
Handy GitHub Resources
By Nicky Bleiel | STC Associate Fellow This column is a quick reference guide exploring “essential” technical communication topics. Please send...
Reducing the Cost of Compliance with Intelligent Content
By Mark Lewis | STC Associate Fellow In the content world, metrics can be used to prove a business case, communicate value, or predict costs and...
TechComm Standards: Why They Matter, and Where They Don’t
By Andy McDonald | Guest Columnist Editor’s Note: This month’s guest columnist, Andy McDonald, makes us think ahead to new technologies that affect...
Departments
1. 19-23 Sept The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society will hold its Annual Meeting 19-23 September at the Washington Hilton, Washington, DC. HFES 2. 2-5 Oct...
By Brenda Huettner | STC Fellow Magic Carpet Golf in Tucson, Arizona, was a local landmark for over 40 years. There were two 18-hole courses, each dotted with...
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