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Training Course

Creating Effective Documentation for Developers (LFC112)

Create inclusive documentation for new users and foster engagement, while leveraging specific skills to meet the unique API documentation requirements of your product.

Who Is It For

This course is designed for open source developers, project managers, and engineers, catering to different writing skills. Also beneficial for tech writers with basic programming knowledge.
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What You’ll Learn

You will learn the essentials of effective API documentation, including different document types, API elements, code-based reference improvement, technical communication skills, planning for documentation in software development, and collaboration with writers and editors to enhance technical documentation.
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What It Prepares You For

This course prepares you to create, enhance, and evaluate product documentation. You’ll be able to plan for quality documentation, convey information effectively, and collaborate with writers as a subject matter expert to transfer technical knowledge efficiently to users.
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Course Outline
Chapter 1. Course Introduction
Chapter 2. Creating Effective API Documentation
Chapter 3. Contents of an API Documentation Suite
Chapter 4. Supporting the Documentation Effort

Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with topics discussed in the Open Source Technical Documentation Essentials (LFC111) course. They should also have prior knowledge of software engineering concepts and development environments. Additionally, a basic understanding of APIs, their users, and their applications is recommended.
Reviews
Sep 2024
The best part about this course was how it reinforced the importance of everyone on the project working together as a cohesive team. The course highlighted that effective documentation isn't just the responsibility of one person, but a collaborative effort where team members support each other's needs. By understanding the value of clear and accessible documentation, we can ensure that developers, testers, and other stakeholders are always aligned, improving communication, and ultimately driving the success of the project.
Jul 2024
The course gave me deeper insight into the work of technical writers, and showed me a workflow I can maybe adopt for my own work.
Jun 2024
I liked the Doc generation resources, and clear explanation of dev/writer workflow and knowledge sharing.
Jun 2024
This course provides a great overview of the collaboration between writers and engineering teams. It also provides great tips on getting things done in a well-structured way.
Apr 2024
The course looks like it will be great reference material for me/my team!
Mar 2024
This course was quick, concise, well-written, and easy to follow.
Feb 2024
I like that the course explains that teams need to work with specialized writers, the types of API that can be found, and that tools support documentation generation, but their information must be completed later.
Feb 2024
I learned practical knowledge on documentation.
Feb 2024
The training was user-friendly, and easy to use.
Feb 2024
Practical examples of what needs to be done, plus a very informative list of tools I can/could use to help produce technical documentation. Loved this!
Jan 2024
It's the back-to-basics that we need to reassess from time to time. Great initiative.
Jan 2024
I liked learning about the tools available for the craft, the procedural method of working with SMEs, getting their feedback and review from other teams, then continuously reviewing and updating for optimum doc creation.
Jan 2024
Lots of interesting information about creating documentation.