Tag
Dita
5 articles
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Slow Food for Fast Thinking: Designing with Cognitive Ease in Mind
What can Kahneman’s Systems 1 and 2 teach us about technical writing? This post explores how minimalism and DITA structure align with cognitive systems to make documentation more intuitive and human-centered.
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Strong information typing without the XML overhead
You don’t need the complexity of DITA XML to benefit from its discipline. With Markdown and modern docs-as-code workflows, technical writers can apply strong information typing—tasks, concepts, and references—using lightweight, open tools.
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Turn Word files into SEO-optimized web pages: Boost your content reach with AI
How we transformed unstructured Word 97/2000 files into a decade-long web publication of conferences—using Markdown, Python, and GPT-powered automation for just $30.
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From DITA XML to Markdown: lightweight information typing
DITA brought structure through XML, but its complexity often felt heavy. Markdown offers a lightweight alternative where technical writers can still apply DITA’s information typing principles—using open, freely available tools and without the XML overhead.
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A web journey: From HTML to Git-based Markdown workflows
Tracing over two decades of web publishing, from raw HTML and Dreamweaver to CMSes, structured content, static site generators, and modern Git-based Markdown workflows. Lessons for solo and team content developers on maintainability, collaboration, and performance.