How to Document APIs
STC-Montreal Workshop | Posted November 11th, 2006
This workshop is intended for technical writers who have little or no programming experience and wish to learn how to document Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
Topics include:
- Programming basics: object-oriented vs. functional, data structures, methods and functions
- The Software Development Process and the role of the technical writer
- Overview of Universal Modeling Language (UML)
- Characteristics of useful documentation
- Web Services Description Language (WSDL) and automatic document generation tools
Registration form: www.stc-montreal.org/events/registration_form_en.pdf
For information, contact us.
Speaker
Josée Laganière holds a B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.Sc. in Computer Science. Josée has spent the last 10 years working as a software developer, mostly for the aeronautics industry (Lockheed Martin, Bombardier, CAE). This experience has taught her the value of technical documentation and training materials in a project’s success. She is now a technical writer with CEDROM-SNI where she is responsible for the DITA documentation system.
Format
One-day workshop, light lunch included. Presented in English.
When
20 November 2006, 9:00 – 5:00 pm
Cost
$175 STC Montreal chapter members, $195 STC members, $215 non-members
Where
Ericsson, 8400 boulevard Decarie. Free guest parking behind the building.
