December Technical Writing Digest
HO-HO-HO! Happy New Year! Here are my gifts for you — articles, podcasts, trends, and books. Enjoy!
My Favorite New Features of ClickHelp Wave Update
ClickHelp, the best technical writing tool (in my humble opinion), has announced the Wave update. Although all the new features are great, I have chosen ones I will regularly use as a technical writer. So I’ll tell you about such improvements.
Tech Trends 2023
Technology is evolving at a fast rate, empowering change and progress. And it means you need to keep your eyes on the future to know which skills you’ll need to stay the much-wanted professional. So let’s see what emerging technologies you should watch for and make an attempt at in 2023 and possibly secure one of the jobs that these new technology trends will create.
Edit Open Source Documents with
Amruta Ranade // Technical Writing vlog
2022 podcast roundup
The Scriptorium team had an amazing lineup of guests and topics on their podcast in 2022. Here are some short highlights to help you figure out which episodes you might want to catch up on (the links take you to the individual episodes, where you will find the transcript and a link to the audio file).
GitHub Blocks Technical Preview: Reimagine repositories
Extend your codebase with custom, interactive blocks.
Build rich documentation, enhance your workflows, and bring your repository to life.
Conclusion and takeaways from my Journey Away from Smartphones series
A New York Times article about Luddite teens who rejected their smartphones made Tom Johnson reflect on his own journey away from smartphones and the complexities of discerning how to adopt transformative technology in our lives. In this conclusion to the series, he highlights key learnings and realizations throughout the year, including how the project changed his life for the better.
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
Minimalism is the art of knowing how much is just enough. Digital minimalism applies this idea to our personal technology. It’s the key to living a focused life in an increasingly noisy world.
More book ideas to read
Christmas gift ideas: 7 books for Technical Communicators
As Christmas approaches, the yearly pressure of finding the right present intensifies too — be it for your loved ones, friends, or colleagues. Indeed, a book is a timeless present but even more so for a Technical Communicator. This year, Yuliia Stoianovska has decided to ask her teammates what books they have read, liked, and would recommend to a fellow professional.
