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A peer-to-peer meetup for documentarians and other professionals passionate about technical writing. If you care about helping your readers have an awesome experience reading documentation, this meetup is for you! If you want to meet with other people that have chosen this path in the London area, to share war stories or to get inspired, come and join us on one of our meetups on the 3rd Thursday of every month (except December).
This meetup is supported by the global Write the Docs community.
Write the Docs is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any event venue, including talks. Event participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event without a refund (if applicable) at the discretion of the event organisers. You can find our CoC at the Write the Docs website.
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Upcoming events
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Rock the Docs: Applying music theory and band dynamics to technical writing
Wise Office (Worship Square), 65 Clifton Street, London, GBThe discotheque gets disco-technical at Rock The Docs!
This double headline bill sees Marco Spinello, Technical Writer at Booking.com showing us how music theory can be applied to documentation, using examples from both his professional and creative life. Following this act, Jerry Bartlett, founder and principal at Content Pro Tech will demonstrate how the fundamentals of technical writing can be applied to gathering and organising metadata for digital music libraries.
These presentations will cover:
*Why Git is like a metronome
- Why managing stakeholders is not unlike managing band members
*Why recording an album is not unlike delivering an MVP - How metadata underpins the algorithms of streaming services
*How curating metadata is a key aspect of technical writing work - The difference between descriptive metadata and management metadata
Marco Spinello tells the story of a disco band that shrank from eight members to a power trio, not unlike a company reorganisation with a built-in product pivot. Music and technical writing have more in common than meets the eye; music theory maps the territory like information architecture, a metronome enforces discipline like git, and song dynamics prevent the "wall of text" effect of very long, very dense docs.
Jerry Bartlett discusses how uploading his music collection to a NAS drive found him drawing on skills honed during his day job as a technical communicator, and working on striking a balance between the right level of granularity, while making sure to not have ‘too much’ metadata.
This event is kindly hosted by Wise.
📅Agenda
When: Thursday, 18 June, from 6:30pm
Where: Wise, 65 Clifton Street, London EC2A 4JE
What:
18:30 - 19:00 Arrival
19:00 - 19:15 Welcome & Housekeeping
19:15 - 19:20 Short introduction to Wise
19:30 - 20:00 Rocks the Docs by Marco Spinello
20:00 - 20:30 Jerry's presentation
20:30 - 21:00 Networking📍How to find us: Please head to Wise, 65 Clifton Street, London EC2A 4JE, from 6:30pm onwards -- one of the friendly Write The Docs London team will be checking guests in.
🌎 Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/r6zdmeDKhyAbLbaf7
📜 What3Words: ///lift.send.curiosity📷 Photos: Please note that the organisers may take some photos for the WTD group.
36 attendees- Why managing stakeholders is not unlike managing band members
Beyond Documentation: Building Immersive Learning with Docs-as-Code
Vonage, 3rd Floor, The Bonhill Building 15 Bonhill Street, London London EC2A 4DN United Kingdom, London, GB👩🏻🎓 How do you make documentation the basis for learning materials?
Write the Docs London this month is hosted by Vonage (part of Ericsson). Helena Bower (Technical Writer) and Nick Iati (Product Manager) will walk us through how their docs-as-code approach forms the basis for developing an immersive, structured learning platform.In the first half, Helena and Nick will walk us through how Vonage manages their documentation through docs-as-code and single sourcing.
Then, they'll run a demo of their Learning Center: the problem it was built to solve, how it puts those docs-as-code principles into practice, and how they use AI to enrich the learning experience for developers.🗒️ Agenda
When: Thursday, 16 July from 6:00pm
Where: Vonage (15 Bonhill St, London EC2A 4DN)
What:
18:00 - 18:30 Arrival
18:30 - 18:40 Welcome & Housekeeping
18:40 - 19:15 Part 1 of presentation
19:15 - 19:45 Break
19:45 - 20:30 Part 2 of presentation and Q&A
19:50 - 20:00 Q&A
20:30 - 21:00 Networking
All times are approximate.📍 How to find us
Check in at the front desk and provide the name you used in the RSVP registration form, after which you will be guided to the 3rd floor. Look for WTD signs and friendly organisers.📸 Photos
Please note that organisers may take photos during the event for the Write the Docs London community.16 attendees
Write The Docs London Summer Social 2026
Market Halls, 1 Paddington Square, London, W2 1DL, London, GBCatch up with a cool drink (or two!) with your fellow documentations at our annual summer social 🍹 Join us anytime at Market Halls Paddington from 6pm onwards!
Location notice
As this this will be a public venue, there may be background noise from music and other patrons.17 attendees
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