Writing

Not the end

Today is the two and a half year anniversary of this blog.

Review: One Night in Camden

This week at work we launched a combined user documentation, REST and GraphQL API portal for a new product.

Creating a hybrid document management system

This week, I listened to a podcast where the host opened with a sincere apology and the guest made some interesting points about the current social media landscape.

Retro spotlight: Andy Remic and the 8-bits

Andrey John “Andy” Remic was a writer, filmmaker and retro computer enthusiast.

My front pages

It’s been two years since I relaunched my website as a personal portfolio and developer relations blog.

The art of story

As humans, the two main ways we learn are through play and story.

Docs as code doesn’t have to mean Markdown and Git

After almost 15 years as a technical writer for software companies, I’m a convert to the docs as code philosophy.

Which natural languages should you support?

I have long been an advocate for localization (even if I am somewhat behind with translating the older content on this site into French).

My curated list of children's authors

This week I presented a talk on CMS, CCMS and related solutions at the TCUK23 technical communications conference in England.

Writing American when it's not your first English dialect

When I started out as a writer I used to use Oxford English.

The American Computer Magazine: 1957 to 2023

Print is evolving but, after 66 years, the era of the mass-market printed computer magazine is over.

100 Years of Yankee Stadium

This Tuesday, April 18 marked 100 years since the opening of “The House that Ruth Built” or, as it was more commonly known, Yankee Stadium.

Stop press: Updates to March 2023

Back in my days as a newspaper reporter, the last paper I worked on was one of the last in the country to run a stop press.

Migrating from Markdown to structured authoring

I’m a huge fan of Markdown. It’s great for wikis and writing content for static sites (most of the content on this site is written using it).

Using LanguageTool to improve your writing

As I’ve previously remarked, I missed two things on switching from print journalism to technical writing.

Creating a writing style guide

When I switched from journalism to technical writing, the two things I missed the most were style guides and editors.

Writing for a global audience

At the end of last week, I attended a conference in Budapest.

A tech industry blog

When I started writing this blog in 2022, I didn’t even have a name for it.