Confidence and Critical Thinking part 1: techwriting is life-long learning - Interview with Anthony Sansone, Senior Technical Writer at MongoDB
API The Docs Podcast18 Elo 2021

Confidence and Critical Thinking part 1: techwriting is life-long learning - Interview with Anthony Sansone, Senior Technical Writer at MongoDB

Confidence and Critical Thinking: techwriting is life-long learning - Interview with Anthony Sansone, Senior Technical Writer at MongoDB

MongoDB is one of the most popular NoSQL database programs, providing both on-premise and cloud-based solutions. Tony works as a senior technical writer on cloud based tools. He has 20+ years experience in computer hardware, software, and services, specializing in data protection and user security, and he is a long-time supporter of API The Docs.

In this interview, Tony and the hosts are delving into the following topics:

  • How has the technical writing job market changed lately?
  • Speeding up complex onboarding and training of new technical writers at MongoDB
  • Embrace inquisitive juniors and help build confidence, keep open office hours

In Part 2, Episode 22, we continue our conversation:

  • Adoption of OpenAPI specification
  • How to save large amounts of documentation time?
  • How to keep the specifications up-to-date?
  • How to simplify API documentation?

The hosts are Laura Vass (Editor of Developer Portals Newsletter, Co-Founder of Pronovix) and Anett Pozsár (Senior Technical Writer, Pronovix).

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