🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:36 *📝 API technical writers create documentation explaining how APIs work, including use case examples and in-depth descriptions of functions and interactions.* 02:11 *🛠️ Writers structure API documents to cater to various user levels, ensuring a balanced tone and valuable content with examples and resources.* 04:08 *📚 User tutorials in API documentation enhance developer experience by providing comprehensive modules and visual aids to facilitate understanding and implementation.* 05:09 *📊 Active solicitation of user feedback allows writers to refine documentation and support API arguments with data and metrics.* 06:12 *📄 API technical documents typically consist of five sections, including Quick Start Guide, Authentication Info, Endpoints Definition, Code Snippet Examples, and Example Responses.*
Great video. For APIs with cryptic looking fields, do you think normalizing or creating business field names for the cryptic fields a must have or just a nice to have? Also what about error messages. How far should we go explaining all the possible error messages
I write technical blogs on different technologies and want to become API documentation writer. But, almost no companies are hiring fresher API writer. They want experienced ones. Can you suggest me how to get API documentation writer job without experience?
No offense at all, I used to be an ESL (English as Second Language) teacher....I can see by the grammar you've used here why they may not be hiring you. Are you writing in English? Your English needs to be 💯 if so
@@Megan6772 English is important in tech writing but what's critical is your ability to explain technical stuff,your grammar won't pay you,your knowledge of Tech will
@@mrrobot-mn6re Actually, your grammar and your ability to explain technical stuff needs to be perfect. No one will hire you if you don't have perfect English.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:36 *📝 API technical writers create documentation explaining how APIs work, including use case examples and in-depth descriptions of functions and interactions.*
02:11 *🛠️ Writers structure API documents to cater to various user levels, ensuring a balanced tone and valuable content with examples and resources.*
04:08 *📚 User tutorials in API documentation enhance developer experience by providing comprehensive modules and visual aids to facilitate understanding and implementation.*
05:09 *📊 Active solicitation of user feedback allows writers to refine documentation and support API arguments with data and metrics.*
06:12 *📄 API technical documents typically consist of five sections, including Quick Start Guide, Authentication Info, Endpoints Definition, Code Snippet Examples, and Example Responses.*
Thank you for the very detailed content!
Thank you. Useful content
Great video. For APIs with cryptic looking fields, do you think normalizing or creating business field names for the cryptic fields a must have or just a nice to have? Also what about error messages. How far should we go explaining all the possible error messages
Do API technical writers typically have a programming background?
It would be advantageous to know programming.
I write technical blogs on different technologies and want to become API documentation writer. But, almost no companies are hiring fresher API writer. They want experienced ones. Can you suggest me how to get API documentation writer job without experience?
No offense at all, I used to be an ESL (English as Second Language) teacher....I can see by the grammar you've used here why they may not be hiring you. Are you writing in English? Your English needs to be 💯 if so
@@Megan6772 English is important in tech writing but what's critical is your ability to explain technical stuff,your grammar won't pay you,your knowledge of Tech will
@@mrrobot-mn6re Actually, your grammar and your ability to explain technical stuff needs to be perfect. No one will hire you if you don't have perfect English.
Typo @9:30 btw 🤗
I can tell that you're a Tech Writer lol. Cheers!
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overuse of his hand gestures (distracting) and too nasal sounding voice.
Rude