Some people like less, I like more. What’s your favourite Unix paginator? Dave pointed me at this article about the origins of more, written by its creator, Dan Halbert.
Asides
Useful website with many tech writing tips and tricks
I’ve often found myself trying to figure out the solution to a problem in Framemaker, RoboHelp, or Word, and eventually wound up on a forum or page where the wonderful Peter Grainge has supplied the solution. His website – http://www.grainge.org/ – is a carefully curated treasure trove of tricks and fixes to get around a million problems tech writers encounter every day – I don’t know why I don’t just head straight there more often. I’d highly recommend you take a peek if you’ve never visited before.
Readme
I was lucky enough to see Omar give a presentation on the history and use of the readme file, one of the most fundamental forms of software documentation. He’s written an article about it too over here: https://medium.com/@NSomar/readme-md-history-and-components-a365aff07f10
What does API documentation look like?
How long is a piece of string? If you’re starting a new API documentation project and want to see examples of how other people have tackled presenting the information, head on over to http://www.programmableweb.com/ which catalogs a plethora of public-domain API docs in its directory, as well as providing API-related news articles, and some useful how tos.
What’s an API?
I really like this crash course from Zapier that explains what a REST API is and how it works. Each lesson is short and well laid out, with good visuals, and interactive exercises. A great resource for a beginner, or someone in need of a quick refresher! 🙂