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About the My Writing Repo

This repository contains a collection of my writing, primarily consisting of pieces from Git and GitHub workshops, as well as my personal experiences utilizing these platforms.

Documentation types

My technical writing samples are categorized into the following documentation types:

  • Explainers
  • How-tos
  • Quick start guides
  • Reference guides
  • Tutorials

My writing samples

Document Documentation type Description
What You Need to Know About QR Codes Explanation Provides a breakdown of QR codes and what they do. The audience for this document is nonspecialists who do not have an understanding of QR codes. To create this document, I used the Good Docs Project's explanation template.
How to Create and Push Files to a Remote Repository How-to Provides steps for creating files from your local computer and uploading them to your remote GitHub repository. The audience for this document is intermedia to expert users who need a quick rundown. I followed some of the concepts for writing procedures and documenting code syntax from Google's developer documentation style guide. To create this document, I used The Good Docs Project's how-to template.
DEV User Interface Components Reference Describes the user interface (UI) elements of the DEV website homepage, a social media platform for software developers. The audience for this document is DEV community members new to using the DEV website. To create this document, I used the The Good Docs Project's reference template.
Git Commands Reference Lists and describes common Git commands. The audience for this document is nonspecialists who need a reference guide for finding basic Git commands.
Clone a GitHub Repository with GitHub Desktop Tutorial Provides instructions for cloning a remote repository to your local computer with GitHub Desktop. The audience for this document is nonspecialists who want to learn how to clone a remote repository with GitHub Desktop without using the command line.
Create and Customize Your DEV Account Tutorial Provides instructions for creating a DEV account with a GitHub account. The audience for this document is users new to using DEV, a social media platform for software developers.
Marketing Campaigns Release Note Release Note Describes new features, improvements, and bug fixes for a hypothetical product. The audience for this document are customers of the hypothetical product.