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The root of the words logs, logins and backlogs

It might sound like an obvious association to make but I doubt many people would connect the terms log files, backlog and login with a…

3 min readJan 10, 2020

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The root of the words logs, logins and backlogs

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James Scott

How to conquer Impostor Syndrome

Whether we want to admit it or not, most of us have experienced feelings of being an imposter at work. Some days it’s niggling self-doubt…

6 min readSep 8, 2019

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How to conquer Impostor Syndrome

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The Startup

How to build a documentation culture

Most programmers don’t like writing documentation, it’s just a fact. In some of the engineering teams I’ve worked in it’s often felt like…

6 min readAug 30, 2019

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James Scott

Cool Mac terminal hacks and shortcuts

Here is a collection of command line hacks and shortcuts for your Macbook that may save you time and make your life easier… some of the…

3 min readJul 17, 2019

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James Scott

What is the perfect sentence length?

During my training as a journalist, one of the first things I was taught was to write short sentences. My editor told me to imagine you’re…

6 min readApr 8, 2019

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Do people actually read release notes?

As part of my research into the best ways to write great release notes, I conducted a survey to try and gauge how many people actually…

6 min readMar 21, 2019

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Do people actually read release notes?

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UX Collective

The art of writing great release notes

One of the first tasks I was given as a technical writer was writing a set of release notes. For the most part it involved pulling…

9 min readMar 8, 2019

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The art of writing great release notes

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A bitesize intro to Unix (with pixel art)

While it might not be everyone’s cup of tea, Unix is an incredibly useful operating system to learn. Unix is under the hood of everything…

8 min readMar 4, 2019

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ITNEXT

A beginner’s guide to using the Twitter API

You can use the Twitter API to automatically send Tweets and media from your own account and to other Twitter users. That might sound…

6 min readFeb 25, 2019

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James Scott
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UX Planet

How to write the perfect error message

Error messages are seemingly so innocuous but they’re actually incredibly important in ensuring good UX and keeping your end user happy. A…

8 min readFeb 12, 2019

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James Scott

James Scott

Technical writer. I write about technical writing, documentation tools & trends, API documentation, AI and the etymology of words used in technology.

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