Technical writing for developers

Cherryleaf's Technical Writing for Developers e-learning course teaches the basics of technical writing to developers who are writing documentation. It teaches you how to write clearer technical documentation, plus topics such as creating sample code, tutorials, images and diagrams.

The course will improve your technical writing skills. You’ll gain confidence you’re approaching each writing project in the right way, and creating content that follows best practice.

Who are these courses for?

The courses have been designed for:

Software engineers
Software engineering students

In addition, other people involved in software development (such as product managers) can benefit from these courses, especially if they:

Want to communicate more clearly and effectively
Want to know how little, or how much, they should write
Struggle with planning their writing
Want people to answer their own support questions

Prerequisites

Delegates need to have basic writing proficiency in English.

What will I learn?

You’ll learn:

How to communicate clearly, even if writing doesn’t come naturally
How to save time and write in an efficient way
Confidence in the work you produce

You’ll have access to a framework and templates to help you with your writing.

You can also get feedback on your completed exercises.

Course duration

The course typically takes 1 to 1.5 days to complete, but you can go at the pace that suits you.

Your Instructor

Cherryleaf

Cherryleaf is a technical writing services company formed in 2002 by people with a passion for technical communication and learning development.

Cherryleaf is recognised as a leader within the technical communication profession. Our staff have written articles for the Society for Technical Communication's (STC) Intercom magazine, the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicator's Communicator journal and tekom's TCWorld magazine. They've also written books on technical communication. We've presented webinars for Adobe, Madcap Software or the STC, and we've spoken at various conferences around the world.

Today, organisations throughout Europe use Cherryleaf’s services so they can provide clear information that enables users and staff to complete tasks productively.

Course Curriculum

First Section

Available in days

days after you enrol

Frequently Asked Questions

When does the course start and finish?

The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.

How long do I have access to the course?

How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.

What if I am unhappy with the course?

We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.

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