What is DITA?

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DITA is the acronym for Darwin Information Typing Architecture. It’s an XML-based open-standard architecture for document representation. XML is the acronym for Extensible Markup Language. It is a text-centric markup language derived from Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML). A markup language such as XML uses tags to define elements within a document.

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[NKVERMA-kdvx]

Thanks, Josh for the great videos!

Hi! You offer greatly usable knowledge in a simplified manner to the new people in the field. Thanks for all this.

I am in the field of tech content writing for now and wanna switch to core tech writing like in the software documentation field.
So, I have a couple of related questions, please.
1. Regarding Git and GitHub - Do tech writers need to work only with GitHub for writing documentation or does s/she need to know basic Git, too? Is Git also required for documentation writers for some basic functions? Or, is Git optional or even not required to learn and work with for this purpose?
2. Do beginners need to learn API documentation, too, to enhance their usability and maximize the chances of getting hired. Or is API documentation something to be learned only after having some experience in software documentation?
3. Please also tell me if a DITA XML author tool is good to learn for this purpose. How does it relate to GitHub? Please guide me so that I can decide on a couple courses from you.
Thanks in advance for your valuable insight.

[komalk]

I am a technical writer with a background in engineering. I was wondering how to leverage skills as a technical writer to pursue C-suite roles such as a Chief of Staff in a small tech startup.

[PaulGDowling]

It seems like all the softwares promoted as being usable for DITA are expensive. what low cost software do people use to write DITA?

[Megan]

Would a beginner portfolio need to be written in dita? Thanks in advance

[Ramkumar-ujfo]

While DITA itself doesn't perform NLP tasks directly, it can serve as a framework for preparing content that is subsequently processed by NLP components within a broader pipeline. This integration can enhance efficiency and consistency in managing and analyzing textual information.

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[AshishGuptaIITB]

Too much theory. Just words and jargon to which the brain becomes numb about 2-3 minutes into the video. Please consider starting with an example - demo how to create a document using DITA map and show some tags and structure used to author content. Then define all concepts while giving back references to the demo. Seeing a person all the time in a video doesn't help the topic. Seeing visualizations of how content is authored, how DITA helps create structure, how DITA map helps create docs, etc. is more useful.

[YTwoKay]

I can't help but think a tutorial on something like Oxygen might be helpful.

[goatleaks]

Is the technical writer hq certification any good?

[LindaChong-omkv]

Hello! I'd love to enroll in a class, I was wondering if I could get a coupon code for the UX Writing course? Please let me know!

[iramkumar]

Are technical writing standards like DITA or XML useful for science as data representation has an iota of scientific truth? Say yes or no

Yes

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[iramkumar]

Are technical writing standards like DITA scientific has an iota of scientific truth? Say yes or no

No

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