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Compiler – Why Should You Write Technical Documentation?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders

Noah Labhart - Startup Founder & CTO

Tech News, News, Business, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.6 β€’ 216 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 17 November 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Original episode: https://www.redhat.com/en/compiler-write-technical-documentation Hey guys, getting close to Thanksgiving in the states. For today, I'm sharing another fantastic episode of the Compiler podcast, from Red Hat. As a reminder Compiler is a show hosted by tech veterans, discussing tech topics - big, strange and small. On this particular episode - which is episode 8 - the topic of technical documentation is discussed. This is a fitting topic, given that the show is brought to you by Red Hat, which is the largest open source company in the world. The use cases for technical documentation for open source software seem pretty straight forward and obvious - if a developer or user needs to download a free, open source program, they will also need the correlated documentation so they can educate themselves on how to use the program. In my experience, the need for technical documentation goes way beyond the boundaries of open source. Within the walls of a business, the need to share technical documentation around product architecture, entity relationships, DevOps workflow and even product strategy are absolutely critical in ensuring that everyone is on the same p age to move forward. At the root, both types of technical documentation have the same goal - to inform the reader on how things should work. This episode was a great discussion on the topic, and I hope you enjoy Episode 8 of the Compiler podcast. Our Sponsors: * Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com * Check out Red Hat: https://www.redhat.com * Check out Vanta: https://vanta.com/CODESTORY Support this podcast at β€” https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

Hey guys, getting close to Thanksgiving in the States. For today, I'm sharing another fantastic

0:06.8

episode of the Compiler podcast from Red Hat. As a reminder, Compiler is a show hosted by

0:12.3

tech veterans discussing tech topics, big, strange, and small. On this particular episode,

0:18.6

which is episode 8, the topic of technical documentation is discussed.

0:23.0

This is a fitting topic given that the show is brought to you by Red Hat, which is the largest open source company in the world.

0:28.7

The use cases for technical documentation for open source software seem pretty straightforward and obvious.

0:33.7

If a developer or user needs to download a free open source program, they will also need

0:37.8

to correlate a documentation so they can educate themselves on how to use the program.

0:42.7

In my experience, the need for technical documentation goes way beyond the boundaries of open

0:47.1

source. Within the walls of the business, the need to share technical documentation around

0:52.1

product architecture, entity relationships,

0:54.6

DevOps workflow, and even product strategy, are absolutely critical in ensuring that everyone

0:59.7

is on the same page to move forward.

1:02.3

At the root, both type of technical documentation have the same goal to inform the reader on

1:07.3

how things should work.

1:09.3

This episode was a great discussion on the topic, and I hope you enjoy episode 8 of the

1:13.6

Compiler Podcast.

1:16.4

All right, before we get started here, Compiler needs your help.

1:21.4

Brett and I would love to hear what topics you think we should cover in future episodes.

1:26.9

So, we're asking you to fill out a short survey.

1:30.0

Head over to compilerpodcast.com slash survey.

1:35.0

Please tell us what you think about the show.

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