Sometimes a clone would come in handy, don’t you think? There are so many technologies and processes out there already, and more materializing all the time. What’s a technical writer to do? What do you pick to focus on? So many items, so little time…
On this page, I’ll list the items that I think are watch-worthy and that would benefit from some in-depth analysis regarding use and impact on documentation. I’ll add items as I find them.
Hardware
Mobile devices (of course! these will change everything)
Flexible screens
Fold-out screens
Pressure-sensitive touch pads
Flexible video screens
GPS devices
Development
HTML 5
CSS 2.1
Processes
Open-document format
Agile programming (you should definitely know about this)
Content Management
Demographics
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Technologies and Tools
Twitter
YouTube
Text messaging
WordPress
Cloud computing
Online shared apps
Databases and XML (of course)