It always surprises people when I tell them I use DuckDuckGo instead of Google Search. They assume I’m making a privacy statement. I’m not. It’s about control. And I want to note that this post is not an ad for DuckDuckGo (although after reading it whole, it seems like it), it just happens to be the search engine that better suits my needs.… (read the rest)
In software development, there has been multiple instances of people advocating or discussing opting for small commits. This makes sense for a number of reasons, but there are also writers in my company advocating for small docs. And it makes sense.
As technical writers, we aim to make information clear, accessible, and actionable. But there’s another factor to consider: how the size of a document impacts its effectiveness.