miniblog.

← Back to all posts
Jun 25, 2022 at 23:37
Framing documentation work as creative solving of problems, not just writing up stuff made by other people:
How to avoid being a secretary for engineers
How to avoid being a secretary for engineers
If we just see our task as documenting solutions that engineers have solved, it removes the creativity and critical thinking dimension from tech comm. The creative dimension in tech comm comes into play as we identify and solve tech comm challenges, such as devising ways to simplify complexity or otherwise improve the user experience.

Related Posts

Oct 16, 2024 at 03:26
TIL Drupal has a credit system to give preferential treatment to people and organisations who contribute regularly!
Solving the Maker-Taker problem
Solving the Maker-Taker problem
How open source projects can balance Makers and Takers: lessons from Drupal's contribution credit system and recommendations for WordPress and other open source communities.
Mar 17, 2023 at 15:41
Solving Fizzbuzz using Euler's totient theorem rather than conditionals:
A funny thing happened
Mar 13, 2023 at 15:20
Solving Fizzbuzz using Euler's totient theorem rather than conditionals: https://philcrissman.net/posts/eulers-fizzbuzz/