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Writing for what Matters

Talkat Write the Docs Europe 2015 · 2015-08-31..09-01· [developer-experience]
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Argues documentation must be a thinking medium that documents domain semantics and data not just HTTP mechanics, showing an API platform with over 170 APIs and pointing out GitHub docs hide the JSON blobs that actually matter. Recommends convening architects developers stakeholders and writers to define what a “repo” or “user” means, documents the data and actions first, and claims that doing so yields clearer designs longer‑lived systems and eventual machine interoperability.

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  1. 0:00Start
  2. 2:16Documentation of System
  3. 3:11What Is the Documentation
  4. 9:30Repositories Documentation
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