Mob the Docs! A radical exercise in collaboration during a time of separation

Joint Meetup with the Agile Mob Programming Workshop and Write the Docs

Mob programming is a collaborative way to leverage the strength of the collective developers to solve problems and produce code with results that can be greater than the work of the individual participants alone. But can mobbing work for tech writers? Join us in this social experiment to apply mob programming principles to writing documentation.

Mobbing works on the constraints created by the group. For this joint meetup, participants will be 100% remote. To join the meetup, please RSVP and we’ll post a meeting link here on the day of the event.

As a group, we will be presented with a writing challenge. With these constraints, and any further agreements we make, we’ll use collaborative online tools to explore the benefits and challenges of docs mobbing.

For this meetup, although no specific technical experience is required, we will be using a few online collaborative tools, including Zoom and Google docs. Before the meetup, please check that you have the following:

1. A strong internet connection.
2. A camera and microphone.
3. A Zoom account with the client downloaded. (free)
4. A Gmail account. (also free)
5. Headphones or earbuds (optional but recommended).

https://zoom.us/signup

https://accounts.google.com/signup/v2/webcreateaccount?flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=SignUp

If you have RSVP'd for the event, the Meeting code is available here: https://www.meetup.com/Write-The-Docs-PDX/messages/boards/thread/52743684