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Docs-as-code workflow: the missing link; a collaboration tool

Writing

Docs-as-code workflow: the missing link; a collaboration tool

By Dachary Carey May 23, 2020

Docs as code is a technical documentation movement to use the same tools that developers use in the documentation workflow. It's a great way to…

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Learning to code: redux

Coding

Learning to code: redux

By Dachary Carey May 19, 2020

A little over a year ago, I wrote here about how I was learning Swift because there are a couple of apps I want to…

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What does coffee taste like?

Lifestyle, Personal

What does coffee taste like?

By Dachary Carey January 14, 2020

Or why I love good coffee, and how you can learn to love it, too. TL;DR: Check out this coffee tasting wheel from Counter Culture…

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My social media withdrawal experiment

Lifestyle, Personal

My social media withdrawal experiment

By Dachary Carey October 9, 2019

In the past few years, I've gradually trimmed down my social media exposure. In the past month, I've eliminated social media almost entirely. Why take…

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How home automation has made me a more productive remote employee

Business, Personal

How home automation has made me a more productive remote employee

By Dachary Carey October 4, 2019

I've been working remotely since 2007. Along the way, I've learned a few things about how my workspace impacts my productivity. Home automation has enabled…

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My vacation rafting misadventure

Personal, Travel

My vacation rafting misadventure

By Dachary Carey August 20, 2019

Or that time I accidentally body-surfed a Class V rapid on the Penobscot River in Maine. Trigger warning: discussion of near-drowning, death. The day so…

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Investing in good equipment

Business, Coding, Lifestyle, Personal, Writing

Investing in good equipment

By Dachary Carey August 8, 2019

A younger, more innocent me bought a 13" mid-2014 MacBook Pro on closeout in early 2015. My main tasks for my computer at that time…

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Choosing the best writing tool

Business, Writing

Choosing the best writing tool

By Dachary Carey July 12, 2019

In my recent technical writing job search and interviewing process, I've encountered a lot of discussion around tooling. I always ask about the toolchain for…

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Real talk: freelance/contract writing

Business, Writing

Real talk: freelance/contract writing

By Dachary Carey June 12, 2019

Someone in the Write the Docs Slack was asking about things to consider as she pondered transitioning to a freelance/contract technical writing career, and I…

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Learning to code

Coding, Personal

Learning to code

By Dachary Carey March 6, 2019

There are a couple of apps I've been wanting to write, so the time has come to learn to code! Unsurprisingly, this makes hubby happy,…

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