The Good Docs Project Blog

Tech writers around the globe providing advice and their experiences.

We are JetBrains partners

The Good Docs Project is thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership with JetBrains, a leader in building exceptional developer experiences. Joining forces with JetBrains will supercharge our mission to empower developers and tech writers to create better software documentation.

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Sep 19, 2024, updated Sep 12, 2024
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Coordinating major documentation projects with GitLab

The Good Docs Project crossed a major milestone in May and partnered with our first major organization, GitLab! They officially invited us to become a member of their https://thegooddocsproject.dev/blog/we-are-gitlab-open-source-partners/[Open Source Partners Program].

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Aug 25, 2023, updated Aug 25, 2023
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We are GitLab Open Source Partners

May has been an exciting month as The Good Docs Project has been invited to become a GitLab Open Source Partner. Joining forces with GitLab brings us new opportunities to promote best practices in technical documentation for open source software projects.

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Jun 20, 2023, updated Jun 20, 2023
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Origin Story - Birth of The Good Docs Project

The Good Docs Project is an open source community of technical writers, doc tools experts, UX designers, and software engineers who are committed to improving the quality of documentation in open source. We aim to educate and empower people to create high-quality documentation by providing them with resources, best practices, and tools to enhance their documentation in open source and beyond.

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Jun 08, 2023, updated Jun 08, 2023
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Becoming a keystone project

The Good Docs Project is growing into a keystone project for software ecosystems. Read on to learn about what a keystone project is and why they matter.

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May 15, 2023, updated May 23, 2023
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6 resources for starting your journey into docs!

Do you find yourself in the shoes of someone who has to write documentation for the first time ever? The closer you look, the more you will find that technical writing is actually quite a broad discipline. Amidst the tons of resources, it can be hard to figure out what you need to know to get started. So here are six resources to narrow that space for you.

Image of Tina Luedtke Tina Luedtke
Jul 19, 2022, updated Sep 26, 2022
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3 Tricks to Overcome Writer's Block

Often we struggle to write docs, especially when it's something that isn't explicitly part of our job or one of our passions. Like a chore, though, we know it still needs to be done. Then writer's block hits, where we all struggle to get anything on a page in the first place.

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May 03, 2022, updated May 06, 2022
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State of The Good Docs Project

We share the state of The Good Docs Project as we continue to create templates to help developers overcome the challenges around creating good docs.

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Dec 03, 2020, updated Dec 03, 2020
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