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God Save Me From The Docs

God Save Me From The Docs
Writing documentation is such a heroic act that you need medical attention afterward. That single sentence probably took 4 hours, 3 existential crises, and the sacrifice of whatever will to live you had left. The worst part? Your colleagues will still ask "but what does this function actually do?" next week. Documentation: the only task where doing 1% feels like running a marathon.

From Hatred To Devotion: The LaTeX Journey

From Hatred To Devotion: The LaTeX Journey
First you hate LaTeX with its bizarre syntax and formatting quirks. Then you reluctantly try it. Next thing you know, you're completely entranced by those perfectly typeset equations and bibliographies that actually work. It's the Stockholm syndrome of document preparation systems. You start screaming at it, then you're eating out of its hand, and finally you're staring dreamily into space wondering how you ever lived without those beautiful kerned mathematical symbols.

Just Read The Documentation (They Said)

Just Read The Documentation (They Said)
Ah yes, technical documentation at its finest - a LEGO diagram with arrows pointing to... somewhere? The irony of senior devs saying "just read the docs" when the docs themselves are a cryptic puzzle that requires three PhDs and a decoder ring to understand. It's like being told the treasure map is super clear, but it's actually written in invisible ink and you need to stand on your head at midnight during a full moon to see it. Documentation authors seem to think we're all psychic and can magically fill in the 47 missing steps between "import library" and "congratulations on your functioning application!"

Javascript Is Java On Steroids

Javascript Is Java On Steroids
Nothing screams academic credibility like claiming "JavaScript (or Java)" as if they're interchangeable. That's like saying "A Ferrari (or a bicycle)" is a mode of transportation. The author clearly did their research by checking the "both have Java in the name" box and calling it a day. Next chapter probably explains how HTML is the best programming language and Stack Overflow is just a website about pancakes.

Cant Be Bothered

Cant Be Bothered
Oh the IRONY! ๐Ÿ˜‚ Asking engineers to write concise documentation is like asking a cat to fetch your mail! The person's face says it all - pure "are you kidding me?" energy! Engineers would rather write 10,000 lines of code than 10 lines explaining what it does. Documentation? That's just a mythical creature like the debugging unicorn that magically fixes your code! Every tech lead who's begged for updated docs feels this in their SOUL right now. Meanwhile, engineers are already mentally drafting a 47-page explanation of why they can't write a 1-page summary!