I was primarily responsible for three main documentation projects:
- Ubuntu on WSL: the Ubuntu distribution for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
- authd: a tool for cloud authentication on Ubuntu
- ADSys: a client for bridging Ubuntu systems with Active Directory
Each project used Sphinx with MyST-flavoured markdown. The sources were hosted publicly on GitHub and maintained using a docs-as-code workflow. The documentation was published using Read the Docs.
As I developed my understanding of the software, I also began contributing to to UX decisions. I wrote about my early experiences of this development in contributing to design as a technical author.
A significant part of my work was driving documentation efforts within engineering teams. But I also took ownership of developing documentation from scratch, including but not limited to:
- Create a custom Ubuntu distro for WSL
- Security overview for WSL
- Explaining Pro for WSL
- Architecture reference for Ubuntu WSL
- How to upgrade Ubuntu on WSL
- Get started tutorial for ADSys
- Set up a Go development environment on Ubuntu Desktop
- Go development tutorial for Ubuntu Desktop
- Wiki page on the Linux
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A full example of developer-facing documentation that I write is included in this portfolio: Develop with Go on Ubuntu.