"Don't Say Simply", talk by Jim Fisher from Pusher
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We're excited to welcome Jim Fisher to the meetup. He'll be presenting a talk called 'Don't say Simply' – an excellent rule for documentarians everywhere.
About the presentation
To install, simply do [these several steps]!" If you're like me, you've written lots of documentation like this. We all want our products to be simple. Worse, lots of us believe our products are simple. But trust me, they're not simple! Your installation guide failed on step 2, and I don't know how to fix it! In this talk I highlight some writing styles which seem innocuous when written, but which show a lack of sympathy when read. I suggest some ways to avoid these pitfalls and bridge the gap with your reader.
About the presenter
Jim Fisher is an engineer at Pusher, making services for realtime applications. Pusher is a "developer tools" company, and we strive for great documentation.
"Don't Say Simply", talk by Jim Fisher from Pusher