Current Best Practices in API Documentation

Current Best Practices in API Documentation

Quality Application Programming Interface (API) documentation makes a significant impact on product success. The purpose of API documentation is to communicate what an API does and how to use it both internally and externally. Across industries, API documentation is...
What Does “Doc as Code” Mean?

What Does “Doc as Code” Mean?

In recent years, the concept of “Doc as Code,” also known as “DaC,” has emerged as a technical writing philosophy. DaC promotes the idea that the same tools that are used for software development should also be used for technical documentation....
Career Outlook for Technical Writers in 2021

Career Outlook for Technical Writers in 2021

2020 has been an unpredictable and challenging year for the world, and the technical writing field is no exception. We sat down with product leads at prominent technology firms to capture their thoughts on what 2021 will mean for the field of technical writing....
Trends in Technical Writing We Expect to See in 2020

Trends in Technical Writing We Expect to See in 2020

One big question will hover over this industry in the years ahead: will we even use the term “technical writing” in the 2020s? As technical writing is ultimately about enhancing user experience, many argue the discipline falls under the UX writing umbrella and that...