Many hats: Technical writer

Posted on August 21st, 2008 by Sacha Chua

I just spent the last three days updating the administrator's guide and related documentation for the Transition2 project, making pretty screenshots and typing in clear, step-by-step instructions. Last time I checked, I had 80 pages or so. I don't know if anyone's going to read it, but at least it's there. =)

I actually had fun writing it. I do miss hacking on Drupal code, though.

So here's my current hierarchy of things I enjoy doing for work, going from most enjoyable to least enjoyable:

Connecting with people, brainstorming, giving presentations about things I'm passionate about, learning, writing about what I'm learning - love love love!
Helping people learn about tools they're going to love
Developing on open source platforms with terrific user communities (hello, Drupal, Emacs!)
Writing documentation (not so much)
Dealing with paperwork and fiddly things I can't automate
Making front-ends
Dealing with cross-browser issues and other things that force me to use Microsoft Windows (not a happy kitty!)

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