What to do with disorganized docs
Organizing docs: your choices
Mike's Blog Posts
Mike’s professional discussions
This document includes Mike’s blog posts. Many were originally published on LinkedIn.
You’ll find my blog posts in the best-practices subdirectory. What I post here, I believe, are best practices in software and technical writing.
The Good Docs Project can help you
Watch The Good Docs Project
Mike can help you create better content
Mike can help you create better docs
Best practices after a layoff
How to present yourself after a layoff.
A Tech Writer who knows Systems Administration
Mike empathizes with sysadmins in his docs
Linus Torvalds and the Portland Linux User Group
Surprise guest, Linus Torvalds
Minimalism, Technical Writing, and UI Text
“If I had time, I’d write a shorter letter” - Blaise Pascal
Community Contributions and Documentation
When are community contributions valuable?
Laptops and Problematic Pre-installed Linux
How I used what I learned for Red Hat exams to fix a “new” factory installation
Keep Your Sentences Short
Mike’s professional discussions
Minimum Viable Documentation for Developers
So much to do, so little time!
Open Sourcing Docs in a Closed Source Startup
Overcoming Objections to Open Source
2001, AI, and Cognative Bias
AI and bigger picture questions
For docs-as-code, Git is essential
It helps to know Git well
AI and tech writers
AI, comedy, and prompt engineering
If You Like `git`, You'll Love `tig`
Mike’s professional discussions
RSA. Sometimes We Get Fooled
Drama With the Future of RSA
Developer Portals: a juror's view
Judging developer portals
Select a Static Site Generator
So many options!
Developer Portals: authentication
Finding shortcuts with authentication