TECHNICAL WRITING AT WSO2
as you can see from the photo i, wasn't lucky enough to attend the session, but still I'm obligated to write on this particular event. I had to read from several other blogs before i could finally come up with something to write.so this is just a collective idea of how other students perceived the session at WSO2.
It was just at the beginning of the semester we as the 2nd
batch, were given the opportunity to participate for a workshop on TECHNICAL WRITING at WSO2.
From all blogs i read students wrote on how good the place is and how hospitable are the stuff over there
The workshop took place on 12th of September and commenced at 9am. WSO2
Head Office is located on Duplication Road, Kollupitiya. Many of the students went through Panadura train to reach Kollupitiya for it was the most convenient means to reach there.
They were welcomed by the technical writing crew and each of them given a WSO2 diary and a pen,
The session was held on the 7th floor which was referred to as AREA 51.In accordance to many of them, WSO2 has a
very employee friendly environment with facilities from where yo can relax and re freshen your mind over the break.games equipment such as Chess boards, carom boards, the piano and the drum kit were made available.
The session was conducted by 3 technical writers at WSO2 and was done in
3 stages namely : Introduction to technical writing, technical writing
as a career and grammar lab.
Most of them who participated in this activity confessed that the technical writing was something new to them, and were not aware that technical writing was a career
itself and that it carries a lot of responsibilities. If done correctly,
one can even reach the highest position in the tech writing ladder.
Technical writing is the area in the field of Software Engineering that involves the writing of user manual for novice use in the underlying technology. It's a challenging position because the writer needs to know about the technology and be concerned about the user at the same time. They were further taught on the current days, even a developer needs to know the basics of technical writing. This is mainly because, it is the developer who writes the comments in a code, and a QA or a BA that tests the ultimate product needs to know what can actually be done by the Software product. If the developer is unable to describe the Software or the code in a proper and comprehensive manner, the QA may not be able to test the product functions precisely. Similarly, if the technical writer cannot understand what the developer has done with the programme, he is unable to write a detailed manual for the end user as well.The knowledge in proper English is a must despite the career path chosen. in a summary the technical writing helps developers and all those involved in a software life cycle ease of communications between them.
The session also included useful grammar lessons followed by fun activities. The winners were gifted WSO2 t-shirts
The feed back from this activity was positive and i would believe it really brought them a step ahead in their career building.my only regret is that i missed it.
Technical writing is the area in the field of Software Engineering that involves the writing of user manual for novice use in the underlying technology. It's a challenging position because the writer needs to know about the technology and be concerned about the user at the same time. They were further taught on the current days, even a developer needs to know the basics of technical writing. This is mainly because, it is the developer who writes the comments in a code, and a QA or a BA that tests the ultimate product needs to know what can actually be done by the Software product. If the developer is unable to describe the Software or the code in a proper and comprehensive manner, the QA may not be able to test the product functions precisely. Similarly, if the technical writer cannot understand what the developer has done with the programme, he is unable to write a detailed manual for the end user as well.The knowledge in proper English is a must despite the career path chosen. in a summary the technical writing helps developers and all those involved in a software life cycle ease of communications between them.
The session also included useful grammar lessons followed by fun activities. The winners were gifted WSO2 t-shirts
The feed back from this activity was positive and i would believe it really brought them a step ahead in their career building.my only regret is that i missed it.
