Writing for Developers: Take your Project Docs to the Next Level
summary
Estimate: 50% of StackOverflow answers mention documentation as a deciding factor when teams pick a framework. The concrete layout is a concept‑task‑reference trio: write a one‑sentence concept, step‑by‑step tasks (with runnable samples and install quickstarts), and a complete reference for flags and APIs. Use tooling where possible — example: auto‑generated Kubernetes references pulled into a Hugo site — and help by filing issues, submitting focused docs PRs, and keeping a beginner’s perspective.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:52Call to Arms
- 2:00Heroes Journey
- 3:22Little Red Riding Hood
- 4:16User Goals
- 7:04Common User Goals
- 9:29Hero Journey
- 10:29Technical Writing
- 11:45Concepts
- 13:02Task Topics
- 15:20Reference Topics
- 18:36Heros Journey
- 20:49Conclusion
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