Archive for Tech Writing
On the uses of encyclopedias
Presenting in absentia
Tech writer interviewing: basic algorithms
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Misleading graphs
I've seen several potentially misleading graphs in articles lately, so here's a reminder of a couple of common y-axis issues:...
Why I dislike Markdown
For those unfamiliar with it: Markdown is “a text-to-HTML conversion tool”—or, to put it another way, a simplified way to...
Attention to detail
Note to people applying for jobs: It's probably not a good idea to say, in your cover letter or resume,...
Some recommendations on applying for tech writer jobs
I've interviewed a lot of tech writer candidates in my past few jobs, and it occurs to me that it...