Keith Schengili-Roberts
@ditawriter.bsky.social
Information Architect/Content Strategist, long-time Technical Writer, DITA XML advocate, and interested in generative AI as applied to structured content.
Recently laid off, so let me know if I can help make your documentation processes more efficient!
Recently laid off, so let me know if I can help make your documentation processes more efficient!
The DITAWriter.com website is back up and running. A bad plugin update went very wrong and knocked out the whole site. Currently working on updating the listing of #DITAXML -related conferences, so stay tuned! #StructuredContent
DITAWriter.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The DITAWriter.com website is back up and running. A bad plugin update went very wrong and knocked out the whole site. Currently working on updating the listing of #DITAXML -related conferences, so stay tuned! #StructuredContent
On February 18, I'll present how I converted an old Model T car manual to DITA using Generative AI. I learned a lot about the pros and cons of using an LLM for creating structured content, and I plan to discuss what you can expect and the pitfalls to avoid. Registration info: lnkd.in/e5b-EE9a.
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February 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
On February 18, I'll present how I converted an old Model T car manual to DITA using Generative AI. I learned a lot about the pros and cons of using an LLM for creating structured content, and I plan to discuss what you can expect and the pitfalls to avoid. Registration info: lnkd.in/e5b-EE9a.
I used Claude.ai to convert a legacy Model T car manual to DITA XML. I found more issues with consistency in coding and style, and learned that it can act as a SME in some cases (not always welcome). But there's no doubt that AI-based conversion is here to stay. www.ditawriter.com/converting-m...
January 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I used Claude.ai to convert a legacy Model T car manual to DITA XML. I found more issues with consistency in coding and style, and learned that it can act as a SME in some cases (not always welcome). But there's no doubt that AI-based conversion is here to stay. www.ditawriter.com/converting-m...
The recent New Year celebrations made me think about why I don't like making predictions when it comes to DITA 2.0; from a slide deck I presented back in 2017:
January 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The recent New Year celebrations made me think about why I don't like making predictions when it comes to DITA 2.0; from a slide deck I presented back in 2017:
If you have wondered about the "why" of DITA keys along with the "how", check out my new article on DITAWriter exploring both: www.ditawriter.com/the-how-and-... #DITAXML #techcomm #keys
The How and Why of DITA Keys
About a dozen or so years ago at a conference, there was a presentation about the practice of using keys in DITA, and when it came time for questions, someone in the crowd asked “Why don’t we just …
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December 5, 2024 at 5:08 PM
If you have wondered about the "why" of DITA keys along with the "how", check out my new article on DITAWriter exploring both: www.ditawriter.com/the-how-and-... #DITAXML #techcomm #keys
I just finished updating the DITA Tools listing page at www.ditawriter.com/dita-tools/, which primarily lists free and open-source plugins. DITA Platforms will come on a separate page next week. #ditaxml #techcomm
DITA Tools
This is a list of the “other” tools that are not DITA-optimized XML editors, or DITA-capable Component Content Management Systems (CCMSes), or DITA Platforms (coming soon). It̵…
www.ditawriter.com
November 29, 2024 at 2:56 PM
I just finished updating the DITA Tools listing page at www.ditawriter.com/dita-tools/, which primarily lists free and open-source plugins. DITA Platforms will come on a separate page next week. #ditaxml #techcomm
Just finished updating the list of Companies Using DITA: www.ditawriter.com/companies-us.... Mainly a pruning of those firms that have undergone mergers, been bought out, or have otherwise evaporated, but still a solid list of almost 700 firms. #DITAXML #techcomm #techdocs
Companies Using DITA
Update, November 2024: Updating this list of companies using DITA is long overdue. This update essentially prunes the list of the many (132) companies that have either merged or no longer exist sin…
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November 25, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Just finished updating the list of Companies Using DITA: www.ditawriter.com/companies-us.... Mainly a pruning of those firms that have undergone mergers, been bought out, or have otherwise evaporated, but still a solid list of almost 700 firms. #DITAXML #techcomm #techdocs
Converting Content and Coding DITA with Claude AI - go.shr.lc/3Cx69Q7 I put @AnthropicAI's Claude.ai to work converting existing content to #DITAXML. While the results were not flawless, they suggest AI in #techcomm is here to stay.
Converting Content and Coding DITA with Claude AI
For several years a key focus of artificial intelligence (AI) as applied to technical documentation has been on using it as a basis for chatbots. I worked for a consulting firm that touted the bene…
go.shr.lc
November 21, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Converting Content and Coding DITA with Claude AI - go.shr.lc/3Cx69Q7 I put @AnthropicAI's Claude.ai to work converting existing content to #DITAXML. While the results were not flawless, they suggest AI in #techcomm is here to stay.