Scanning Confluence for Content Errors
Introduction As technical writers working on a wiki, one of the problems we face is that Confluence doesn’t really have any in-built feature for detecting a range of content errors. I refer to things like broken internal links, broken images, broken Jira issues macros (specifically), any macros that have failed to render (in general) and […]
Interviews from the Jira Screenshot Doc Blitz
In August 2011, the entire Jira development team stopped work to take part in a furious flurry of screenshot-taking, gnashing of teeth and documentation updates!
A Week in the Life of an Atlassian Tech Writer
Atlassian is an unusual company, where we not only get to work on leading-edge software, but also enjoy tackling tough challenges at the forefront of our craft. This blog — about a regular work week — captures this element of our work. Monday 9am: Coffee. I dig into documentation work for Confluence, which is my […]
Technical Writing In Agile Software Development – Part 3
The Atlassian Technical Writers aren’t clairvoyants, neither can we use The Force, but those would be really handy abilities in the documentation profession.
Technical Writing In Agile Software Development – Part 2
Like surviving in a tropical jungle, to an extent you must give yourself over to the environment, rather than trying to fight it.
Technical Writing In Agile Software Development – Part 1
When you first begin Technical Writing in an Agile environment, you face a number of immediate problems.
Atlassians in the City to Surf Fun Run
The City to Surf race in August 2008 was awesome.
We ran in a moving crowd of 70,000 people through 14 kilometres, witnessing many strange and hilarious costumes. Almost all finished the race in under two hours.
As a team, we donated money to the Shepherd Centre, a charity that helps kids with cochlear implants. Together we donated $974, and Atlassian matched our donations, creating a total donation of $1,948.
A Fiery Vivisection at the Hands of Atlassians…
Atlassians jumped at the chance to review computer game logic.