15–16 Nov 2025
Indian Institute of Science
Asia/Kolkata timezone

Don't just write documentation, design it!

16 Nov 2025, 11:55
20m
Indian Institute of Science

Indian Institute of Science

Bengaluru, India
Talk (20 mins) Documentation, Community & Open Source

Speaker

Keirthana Thangavelu Srinivasan
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Description

This talk will focus on benefits of designing documentation based on the user experience. What typically happens in the world of documentation, especially in open source communities is that documentation is written "for" a product, keeping the product evolution front and center.

This talk intends to challenge that notion by comparing real time examples and demonstrating how consciously designing documentation following the user journey instead of the product journey can provide better positioning for the products in the market and also draw users' attention better.

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