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Docs as code: practical strategies

  • Satellite Conferences
  • Software Documentation
  • 05. November
  • 11:30 - 12:15 o'clock (CET)
  • Channel E | Online

  • Nicholas Hill

    • HERE
  • Juliane Groß

    Juliane Groß

    • HERE

Takeaways

In this presentation, we will review practical strategies on how to get the most out of a “docs as code” working environment. Based on the presenters’ experiences, we will cover key aspects of this way of working, including:

  • How the “docs as code” model work for us
  • Agile processes
  • Integration with the rest of the company
  • Templating/standards/processes
  • Defining responsibilities

Content

  • Effective processes that work in a multinational company with a large variety of products working in a “docs as code” model
  • Skills required
  • Tradeoffs with more traditional approaches

Prior knowledge

Listeners will benefit from familiarity with software documentation, but this is not a strict requirement.

Speakers

Nicholas Hill

  • HERE
Biography

Nick Hill is currently a Technical Writing Manager at HERE. He has over 20 years of experience in the technical communications industry and has focused on software documentation for some time. He is a board member of the Finnish Technical Communications Society.

Juliane Groß

Juliane Groß

  • HERE
Biography

Juliane Groß supports and advises software development teams around the world as a DocOps Technical Writer. She is also a member of the Terminology Board and the Writing Standards Board at HERE.

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