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Dev Doc Trends w/ Tom Johnson

11 min • 8 juni 2020

On 27th Tom Johnson, senior technical writer at Amazon, presented his comprehensive research on how API documentation trends differ from other tech comm trends. In the Q&A panel, he reflects on his talk and provide further insights on:

What methods does your team use to estimate time for creating a documentation?
How to improve the dynamics inside and outside of your documentation team?

Senaste avsnitt

State of the Docs 2025: Insights from GitBook - Discussion with Addison Schultz

14 juli | 28 min

How AI Impacts Technical Writing Workflows - Discussion with Anila Zaidi and Marco Spinello

16 juni | 56 min

Documentation by humans for humans - Discussion with Polina Zaichkina and Max Clayton Clowes

18 juli 2024 | 43 min

From Inconsistent to Award-winning Docs - Conversation with Naomi Pentrel & Andrew Feierabend

8 juli 2024 | 51 min

The Secret Sauce of Developer Programs: A Conversation with Byrne Reese

27 juni 2024 | 57 min

Teaching and Learning Git - Discussion with Anna Skoulikari

29 april 2024 | 28 min

Install ways to check on the overall health of the portal - Conversation with Rachel Lee Nabors

9 april 2024 | 26 min

Building empathy with a beginner’s mindset - Discussion with Adrienne Braganza Tacke

18 januari 2024 | 50 min

Docs anthropology, and how to make content useful for the future - conversation with Portia Burton

17 januari 2024 | 27 min

Demystifying DevRel and Tech Writing - Discussion with Kruno Golubic and Katarina Šupe

27 november 2023 | 54 min

Fostering an API-first culture in a startup environment - Discussion with Alex Akimov and Helen Kosova

25 oktober 2023 | 43 min

Empowered community through user-centered design - Discussion with Anthony Pichardo

25 augusti 2023 | 24 min

Unified documentation hubs versus documentation islands - Discussion with Christoph Weber and Kristof Van Tomme

11 juli 2023 | 41 min

Why convert from markdown to confluence? - Interview with Paula Cristina Vaz

30 juni 2023 | 24 min

Innersource and the meaning of collaboration - Interview with Daniel Izquierdo and Kristof Van Tomme

7 juni 2023 | 50 min

The valuable problem: about Domain Driven Design with Luca Vettor

3 maj 2023 | 43 min

A love letter to technical writing - Passo Uno, Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti

12 april 2023 | 42 min

Docs-as-Code for better collaboration at Amadeus for Developers - Interview with Anna Tsolakou and Mathieu Pincovai

2 mars 2023 | 27 min

Advocacy at Spotify for Developers - Interview with Serah Njambi Kiburu and Alvaro Navarro

14 februari 2023 | 56 min

Typical patterns in the process of API learning – Interview with Emese Hallgató

25 oktober 2022 | 30 min

Techwriting, DX and DevRel working together at Miro - Part 2

30 september 2022 | 32 min

Techwriting, DX and DevRel working together at Miro - Part1

7 september 2022 | 35 min

Interview with Anthony Sansone, staff technical writer at MongoDB - The importance of onboarding in techwriting

6 juli 2022 | 38 min

Interview with Marc Burgauer part 2 - Will social practices eat your change strategy for breakfast?

13 juni 2022 | 34 min

Interview with Marc Burgauer part 1 - Will social practices eat your change strategy for breakfast?

13 juni 2022 | 38 min

When is no news good news for a scheduling platform? - Interview with DevRel Kristyn Bryan and Application Architect Dmitry Pashkevich from Calendly

3 juni 2022 | 38 min

Source code access, consistency: some ingredients of Adyen's API program

11 januari 2022 | 33 min

Confidence and Critical Thinking in Techwriting: Part 2

2 september 2021 | 20 min

Confidence and Critical Thinking part 1: techwriting is life-long learning - Interview with Anthony Sansone, Senior Technical Writer at MongoDB

18 augusti 2021 | 32 min

Building a DevRel Team - Interview with Lorna Mitchell, Head of Developer Relations at Aiven.

15 juli 2021 | 29 min

Feedback is the key! - Interview with Alex Hoffer, Developer Relations Engineer at Plaid

3 juni 2021 | 35 min

Getting into the tech industry through technical writing - Interview with Carolyn Stransky, Frontend Engineer at Bryter

19 maj 2021 | 32 min

A good design is not about how something looks, it's about how something works - Interview with Liam Gallagher and Jake Eastham from Barclays

29 april 2021 | 33 min

Creating a fully self-service API program - Interview with Alvaro Navarro and Anthony Roux

7 april 2021 | 36 min

Tech writing for software engineers - Interview with Barry Rosenberg

24 mars 2021 | 36 min

Inclusion and Accessibility - some suggestions from fellow documentarians - Interview with Ilona Koren-Deutsch

12 mars 2021 | 35 min

Where Product Marketing Meets the Docs – Interview with Liz Couto

4 december 2020 | 38 min

Feedback Management & Documentation Workflows - Interview with Uwana Ikaiddi

4 november 2020 | 33 min

Intentional Jargon and Technical Documentation – Interview with Erin McKean

2 november 2020 | 37 min

DocOps and Automation to the Delight of Technical Writers! - Interview with Paula Henk & Patrick Hammond (Adyen)

22 oktober 2020 | 33 min

Remote Onboarding and Technical Writing: Things We Can Do Better

14 oktober 2020 | 34 min

Developer-friendly API Documentation with Milecia McGregor

7 oktober 2020 | 34 min

The Evolution of a Documentation Platform - Interview with Fabian Rodriguez (Vonage)

1 oktober 2020 | 36 min

Insider's advice on actions your tech writers can take to create quality API documentation

3 juli 2020 | 21 min

Dev-first API products, API explorers & Microservices

19 juni 2020 | 21 min

Dev Doc Trends w/ Tom Johnson

8 juni 2020 | 11 min

Change management on large & complex documentation sets

21 maj 2020 | 14 min

Defining Top API Use Cases and How to Meet the Goals of Your API's Audience

13 maj 2020 | 17 min

Minimal Viable API Documentation and Developer Experience

30 april 2020 | 21 min

Dev Doc Trends w/ Tom Johnson

Senaste avsnitt

State of the Docs 2025: Insights from GitBook - Discussion with Addison Schultz

How AI Impacts Technical Writing Workflows - Discussion with Anila Zaidi and Marco Spinello

Documentation by humans for humans - Discussion with Polina Zaichkina and Max Clayton Clowes

From Inconsistent to Award-winning Docs - Conversation with Naomi Pentrel & Andrew Feierabend

The Secret Sauce of Developer Programs: A Conversation with Byrne Reese

Teaching and Learning Git - Discussion with Anna Skoulikari

Install ways to check on the overall health of the portal - Conversation with Rachel Lee Nabors

React.dev and storyboarding with Rachel Lee Nabors

On the management track - conversation with Claire Waters

The zen of resilience - Discussion with Dan Grabski

Writing with humans in mind - Discussion with Ryan Young

DevPortal Awards Jury Interview - Special Edition Part 4

DevPortal Awards Jury Interview - Special Edition Part 3

DevPortal Awards Jury Interview - Special Edition Part 2

DevPortal Awards Jury Interview - Special Edition Part 1

Harnessing the power of customer success - Discussion with Charlie Edwards

Building empathy with a beginner’s mindset - Discussion with Adrienne Braganza Tacke

Docs anthropology, and how to make content useful for the future - conversation with Portia Burton

Demystifying DevRel and Tech Writing - Discussion with Kruno Golubic and Katarina Šupe

Fostering an API-first culture in a startup environment - Discussion with Alex Akimov and Helen Kosova

Empowered community through user-centered design - Discussion with Anthony Pichardo

Unified documentation hubs versus documentation islands - Discussion with Christoph Weber and Kristof Van Tomme

Why convert from markdown to confluence? - Interview with Paula Cristina Vaz

Innersource and the meaning of collaboration - Interview with Daniel Izquierdo and Kristof Van Tomme

The valuable problem: about Domain Driven Design with Luca Vettor

A love letter to technical writing - Passo Uno, Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti

Docs-as-Code for better collaboration at Amadeus for Developers - Interview with Anna Tsolakou and Mathieu Pincovai

Advocacy at Spotify for Developers - Interview with Serah Njambi Kiburu and Alvaro Navarro

Typical patterns in the process of API learning – Interview with Emese Hallgató

Techwriting, DX and DevRel working together at Miro - Part 2

Techwriting, DX and DevRel working together at Miro - Part1

Interview with Anthony Sansone, staff technical writer at MongoDB - The importance of onboarding in techwriting

Interview with Marc Burgauer part 2 - Will social practices eat your change strategy for breakfast?

Interview with Marc Burgauer part 1 - Will social practices eat your change strategy for breakfast?

When is no news good news for a scheduling platform? - Interview with DevRel Kristyn Bryan and Application Architect Dmitry Pashkevich from Calendly

Source code access, consistency: some ingredients of Adyen's API program

Confidence and Critical Thinking in Techwriting: Part 2

Confidence and Critical Thinking part 1: techwriting is life-long learning - Interview with Anthony Sansone, Senior Technical Writer at MongoDB

Building a DevRel Team - Interview with Lorna Mitchell, Head of Developer Relations at Aiven.

Feedback is the key! - Interview with Alex Hoffer, Developer Relations Engineer at Plaid

Getting into the tech industry through technical writing - Interview with Carolyn Stransky, Frontend Engineer at Bryter

A good design is not about how something looks, it's about how something works - Interview with Liam Gallagher and Jake Eastham from Barclays

Creating a fully self-service API program - Interview with Alvaro Navarro and Anthony Roux

Tech writing for software engineers - Interview with Barry Rosenberg

Inclusion and Accessibility - some suggestions from fellow documentarians - Interview with Ilona Koren-Deutsch

Where Product Marketing Meets the Docs – Interview with Liz Couto

Feedback Management & Documentation Workflows - Interview with Uwana Ikaiddi

Intentional Jargon and Technical Documentation – Interview with Erin McKean

DocOps and Automation to the Delight of Technical Writers! - Interview with Paula Henk & Patrick Hammond (Adyen)

Remote Onboarding and Technical Writing: Things We Can Do Better

Developer-friendly API Documentation with Milecia McGregor

The Evolution of a Documentation Platform - Interview with Fabian Rodriguez (Vonage)

Insider's advice on actions your tech writers can take to create quality API documentation

Dev-first API products, API explorers & Microservices

Dev Doc Trends w/ Tom Johnson

Change management on large & complex documentation sets

Defining Top API Use Cases and How to Meet the Goals of Your API's Audience

Minimal Viable API Documentation and Developer Experience