Free technical writing resources

February 23, 2023

General Learning

• I'd Rather Be Writing — Technical writing blog and guides
• Technical Writer HQ — Community and resources
• Write the Docs — Community, Slack, conferences, and local meetups

GitHub Skills

• GitHub Skills: Communicate using Markdown
• GitHub Skills: GitHub Pages

Programming Fundamentals

• freeCodeCamp — Free courses on coding, XML, JSON, markdown
• W3Schools — Web technologies and programming tutorials

DITA Expertise

• Learning DITA — Free DITA fundamentals course
• OxygenXML DITA Reference
• Introduction to DITA Videos

API Documentation

• The API Documentation Handbook

Visual Communication

• Diagrams.net — Free diagramming tool
• Mermaid — Create diagrams and flowcharts
• Markdown Guide to Mermaid

Technical Standards

• Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100)
• US Department of Defense: MIL-STD-40051

All resources listed are completely free.