Events

Mauritian Developer Conference

Both event stores and blockchain offer technology that creates a constantly appending log of immutable data, so how are they different? In this presentation I'll be on the beautiful island of Mauritius to take a look.

Katapult Future fest

I'll be attending the Katapult Future fest in Oslo to what we in the tech industry can do to help the public like and trust us again. I'll also appear on a panel or two.

Write the Docs US

I'm attending the preeminent conference for documenentarians in the US, I hope meet you there and talk about all sorts of interesting topics.

Collision Conf

I'm visiting wonderful New Orleans for the glorious Collision Conf, I'm sure there will be a lot of fun to be had and I hope to see you there.

SXSW Interactive

My first ever SXSW! I am super excited and looking forward to hearing amazing presentations, enjoying warmer weather, and… BBQ 😋.

Mobile World Congress

We'll be in Barcelona from February 25 to January 1 and available for interviews, appointments, parties etc.

World IA Day - Berlin

I will be discussing ethics in design. More to follow.

Bosch Connected World

Bosch ConnectedWorld's purpose is to provide the inspiration, education, and connections you need to thrive in IoT. This February, we will host more than 140 speakers on four stages presenting IoT trends and implementations in front of more than 3,500 conference and hackathon participants. Through inspiring keynotes, three session tracks, a huge IoT exhibition, a Meet Up stage, a hackathon, and a lot networking opportunities, you will learn how the Bosch ConnectedWorld experience, and especially IoT, is truly remarkable.

Investor Tea Time Pitch

Backend/frontend developers, product owners, product managers, UX experts in Germany! If you're planning to participate in the Bosch ConnectedExperience (BCX) two-day Internet of Things (IoT) hackathon, then also mark your calendar to attend the “Investor Tea Time Pitch” which will be hosted by Robert Bosch Venture Capital. You'll get to see selected IoT startups pitch their projects to invited investors and then you'll also be able to network with those investors and startups.

Write the Docs - Amsterdam

I will be discussing linting your documentation. More to follow.

Fosdem 2018

This year at Fosdem I'm helping organise the Documentation tooling developer room, so drop on by.

API Days Paris

Are you into APIs? Then you should be at API Days Paris and I'd love to meet with you to talk about planning and documenting this glue of modern applications.

Literally Speaking - Dead of Winter

I will be reading a new piece of short fiction on the subject of 'Dead of Winter'.

34th Chaos Communication Congress

I'll be at the venerable CCC this year, possibly running a documentation assembly, watch this space for details.

Finovate Dubai

I'm back at Finovate for the first time in 3 years, and this time in Dubai. I'd love to hear about what you're working on.

Write the Docs - Australia

Developers of voice and chat assistants are crying out for good writers to help them create the conversational interfaces of the present and future. In this talk, I will introduce what constitutes a 'good' conversational experience and how we, as writers, can benefit from this trend. This will include advice on tone, variety of language, setting and checking user context, testing interfaces, presenting choice and much more.

ChangeCon

As programmers, designers, writers and those who pursue 'creative' pursuits we consider ourselves mostly immune to the predicted forthcoming robot invasion of our jobs. But should we be so confident? A recent tool released to tell you the percentage chance of robots taking your job set the percentage at 89% for technical writers. Scary news. In this presentation I will take a forward look at the ways that our roles may change and what we can do about it, covering topics such as: - Automatic writing and code generation. - Outsourcing and undercutting. - The 'devaluation' of programming knowledge. - New Luddites and the rejection of technology. I promise to make you smile along the way 😁.

Voxxed Days Belgrade

As programmers, designers, writers and those who pursue 'creative' pursuits we consider ourselves mostly immune to the predicted forthcoming robot invasion of our jobs. But should we be so confident? A recent tool released to tell you the percentage chance of robots taking your job set the percentage at 89% for technical writers. Scary news. In this presentation I will take a forward look at the ways that our roles may change and what we can do about it, covering topics such as: - Automatic writing and code generation. - Outsourcing and undercutting. - The 'devaluation' of programming knowledge. - New Luddites and the rejection of technology. I promise to make you smile along the way 😁.

IT Arena

IXDS IFA Pre-Work talk, Munich

IXDS IFA Pre-Work talk, Berlin

Write the Docs EU

In this presentation I will explore other ways to communicate concepts beyond words to show that documentation needn't just be about technical writing. In the first part of the presentation I will briefly cover theories and principles behind forms of communication and what documentarians can learn from them. Topics such as: - Portraying meaning in images: Iconography, maps, manuals - Non-verbal conversation: Body language, ways of speaking - Fidelity: Sketch notes, simplicity, style During each of these topics I will present in the style of the topic, so expect something a little different. In the second practical part of the presentation I will take elements of the theory and applying them practically. I will start by looking at screenshots and diagrams. When and how to use them, what they should show, and how to manage them. Then I'll cover taking screenshots to the next level with animated gifs and screen recordings that show clear user flows and expected results. Finally in this part of the presentation I will cover interactive documentation, and the options for allowing readers to directly manipulate and experiment with documentation and directly see inputs and outputs. In summary, our work typically appears on one of the most dynamic platforms (the web) that has ever existed, let's all do more with it!

Startup Night

Third one

Chris is talking about sound quality and editing out echoes. Especially useful in Berlin Altbaus!

IFA