Docs-as-Ecosystem: The Community Approach to Engineering Documentation 1st ed. Edition
by: Alejandra Quetzalli (Author)
Publisher finelybook 出版社: Apress; 1st ed. edition (August 9, 2023)
Language 语言: English
Print Length 页数: 268 pages
ISBN-10: 1484293274
ISBN-13: 9781484293270
Book Description
Investing in engineering documentation (Docs) means investing in community user experience. This book teaches readers how mastering the docs-as-code ecosystem empowers communities to understand better their favorite products and Open-Source (OSS) technologies better.
Author Alejandra Quetzalli believes that “docs-as-ecosystem” represents a more comprehensive and collaborative approach to documentation development than “docsas- code” because it recognizes that documentation is more than just code. Docs involve technical writing, design, community feedback, community management, accessibility, SEO, UX, and today… even Artificial Intelligence tools! The word ecosystem promotes a paradigm where we treat documentation as a complex and dynamic system that must be managed and nurtured.
In this book, you’ll acquire practical skills such as creating public style guides, incorporating responsive and accessible design, designing user flows and information architecture, retrieving user feedback, and setting up Docs analytics. You’ll learn to identify the difference in work processes between maintaining Docs for a product versus an OSS technology. You’ll discover the secrets to managing technical writers and OSS contributions, all while building a thriving Docs community. To end on a futuristic note, you’ll discover why technical writers who harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools (i.e., ChatGPT) need not fear a robot uprising anytime soon.
What You’ll Learn
Examine accessibility and the user experience
Understand Information architecture
Review docs-as-ecosystem processes
Manage technical writers
Oversee OSS Docs contributions
Retrieve and integrate user feedback
Build Docs and Education communities
Who This Book is For
Developers of all levels, VPs of Product/Engineering, Product Managers, and Designers,
