"Hello Hachyderm! 👋 The Technical Editor here. I care about plain language in tech because no one should need a decoder ring to understand an error message.

Just here to listen, learn, occasionally promote my YouTube Channel and post the odd tip.

#Introduction #TechComm #Engineers"

This week's Featured Links post has links to articles about the MAGA debt bomb, how the Grateful Dead helped build the internet, how we should respond to people 'doing their own research', and more.

https://coredump3.blogspot.com/2025/06/featured-links-june-23-2025.html

#Apple, #iPad, #COVID19, #LongCovID, #Finance, #Food, #History, #Medical, #Music, #GratefulDead, #Politics, #Society, #TechComm, #Technology

EDIT: Thanks all!! I'm passing along your suggestions.

Anyone know an open-source project, even a small one, that needs API docs created or improved? Asking for a #technicalWriting pro who wants more experience with API documentation. #FOSS #techcomm (bonus points if it hits interests like politics, food, beer, auto racing, mapping/OSM, civil engineering, social good...)

The problem with "feature first"

\\From Beta to Bedrock: Build Products that Stick.

https://alistapart.com/article/from-beta-to-bedrock-build-products-that-stick/ #ux #techcomm #productdesign

(Liam Nugent via A list apart)

Is "intelligence type" missing from your personas?

\\The Many Facets of Intelligence: Designing User Experiences and Documentation for Diverse Minds

https://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2025/04/the-many-facets-of-intelligence-designing-user-experiences-and-documentation-for-diverse-minds.php
#techcomm #uxdesign #ux

(@samiksha Chaudhuri via @uxmatters)

When I was working at the Toronto Stock Exchange I had to create some large documents with content that was being shared with another writer. I did not trust Word's Master Document feature so came up with my own solution. It took a bit more effort than using Master Documents but was stable. I've published my guide to working with multi-file Word documents on my blog in the hope that it may help others.

https://coredump3.blogspot.com/2025/03/working-with-multi-file-word-documents_7.html

#MicrosoftWord #word365 #TechComm #TechnicalWriting

If you're a technical writer, today is a sad day. The Society for Technical Communication has filed for bankruptcy.

https://coredump3.blogspot.com/2025/01/stc-rip.html

#TechComm #STC

@alanpringle @sarahokeefe