A simple page with useful resources for technical writers in the software
industry.
Learn more about the project.
๐ Blogs
- Iโd Rather be Writing: Written by Tom
Johnson, a technical writer working at Google. He has interesting post series
about different topics related to technical writing.
- Passo Uno: Written by Fabrizio Ferri Benedetti, a
technical and UX writer that works for Splunk. His posts vary from editorial
pieces to in-depth discussions about the current state of technical writing.
- This is important: Written by Sarah Moir, a
technical writer at Snowflake. Her unique vision of combining data analysis
and technical writing, plus the way she guides you through her thinking process
make this blog an interesting read.
๐ Books
Books about technical writing:
Note: To learn more about some of these books, you can read the Three books to boost your technical writing career
post.
Books about APIs:
Books about UX writing:
- Strategic Writing for UX:
By Torrey Podmajersky, this book is a good read if you are involved with UX
writing or want to learn more about the subject.
๐ Courses
๐ฅ Videos
โจ Other resources
- API the Docs: An online conference focusing
exclusively on API documentation.
- Ask me about API docs: A unique page written by
Clarence William Cromwell that has a set of guides and essays, for both
developers and technical writers, about writing API documentation.
- Google developer documentation style guide:
A complete style guide for technical writers. Highly suggested if you are a
solo writer or starting a technical writing team. (Donโt reinvent the wheel.)
- Merriam-Webster.com: For all your spelling needs.
- The Art of Command Line:
Useful if you need to be fluent in using the command line in *NIX systems.
- Write the Docs: โA global community of people
who care about documentation.โ They organize an annual conferences in Portland,
Prague, and Sydney, and meetups across the globe. The page has some interesting
resources and a wholesome Slack community.
Note: All links to the books are Amazon Smile links that support non-profits
around the world.