10 myths about API documentation - Dashboard
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CA | 10.00% |
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GB | 3.33% |
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You must read source code to write API docs.
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Generally true | 13 | 43.33% |
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Generally false | 17 | 56.67% |
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Other | 0 | 0% |
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Total | 30 | 100 % |
You must read source code to write API docs. - Text Data for Other
You'll need to extrapolate sample code from one language to create code samples in another.
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Generally true | 5 | 17.24% |
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Generally false | 22 | 75.86% |
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Other | 2 | 6.9% |
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Youll need to extrapolate sample code from one language to create code samples in another. - Text Data for Other
10/03/2019 | 45699406 | it's not a bad approach. |
You must be a former engineer to be competitive in the API doc space.
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Generally true | 7 | 23.33% |
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Generally false | 23 | 76.67% |
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Other | 0 | 0% |
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You must be a former engineer to be competitive in the API doc space. - Text Data for Other
Technical writers usually create the API reference content (e.g., OpenAPI spec, Javadoc).
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Generally true | 9 | 30% |
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Generally false | 21 | 70% |
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Other | 0 | 0% |
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Total | 30 | 100 % |
Technical writers usually create the API reference content (e.g., OpenAPI spec, Javadoc). - Text Data for Other
Almost all job interviewers care about, when it comes to API doc jobs, is technical know-how.
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Generally true | 14 | 46.67% |
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Generally false | 15 | 50% |
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Other | 1 | 3.33% |
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Total | 30 | 100 % |
Almost all job interviewers care about, when it comes to API doc jobs, is technical know-how. - Text Data for Other