WTD Ireland - Kick-off session

Hello, everyone!

After a long break, WTD Ireland is excited to host an online meetup this Thursday!

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Topic: WTD Ireland - Kick-off Session
Date & Time: Thursday, 12th December 2024, at 19:00 UTC
Meeting ID: 849 8082 2437
Passcode: 672676

We’ll start the session with a brief introduction, followed by an insightful talk by Shane Crowley, a Technical Author at Canonical Ireland. Shane will share his expertise on the role of video in documentation. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s in store:

Most software documentation is text-based. Video often seems like a poor alternative. Videos are difficult to create, maintain and version. Some videos should probably just be plain text, such as a video that consists solely of terminal commands. Video can, however, be a natural solution for specific kinds of documentation problem. An obvious example is a graphical application with a rich and responsive interface.

In this talk, I will discuss how:
- Certain kinds of interface are best demonstrated through video
- New tools make video documentation easier to create and maintain
- Video is well suited to documentation for acquiring skills or understanding

Even if we choose not to use video, thinking about what video does well may help us write better documentation.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!