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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
5 Engineering Skills to Prioritize in the AI-Driven Era (the)160
ai, architecture, debugging, communication, career
Writing Is Probably the Worst Use Case of AI159
ai
Why 44% of Your Audience Might Not Understand You: An Interview With Jamila Savoy158
interviews, content, accessibility
I Used AI Every Day for a Year: Here’s What It Cost Me (jas)157
ai, career
AI Interfaces and the Role of Good Writing (uxd)156
ai, link-lists
Accessible Writing Techniques for Web Content (a11)155
accessibility, content, techniques
How to Write Compelling Software Release Announcements (mtl)154
how-tos
Accessible Rickrolling (hey)153
accessibility, microcontent
How to Title Your Blog Post or Whatever (dyn)152
how-tos, blogging, microcontent
Design System Documentation Is Essential—as Long as It’s Good (pjo)151
design-systems, documentation, content, principles
How to Write Error Messages That Actually Help Users Rather Than Frustrate Them (amy/pic)150
how-tos, microcontent, errors, usability, user-experience
How to Write Blog Posts That Developers Read (mtl)149
how-tos, blogging
5 Tips to Do Less and Better Work With AI (pro)148
ai, productivity, automation, prompting
Why You Shouldn’t Use AI to Write Documentation (lur/zer)147
documentation, ai
How to Write a Good Design Document (gra)146
how-tos, documentation, software-design
My Approach to Running a Link Blog (sim)145
blogging, links, content, community
How to Include Web Accessibility in Your Content Writing Process (pop)144
how-tos, accessibility, content, processes
Alt Text: Not Always Needed (nng)143
accessibility, images, alt-text
Design Systems: Simplifying Documentation Writing (uxd)142
design-systems, documentation
Present Technical Information Using a Storytelling Framework (nza)141
documentation, communication
Expert Guide: Writing HTML for Screen Reader Users (flo/a11)140
guides, accessibility, html, aria, alt-text, screen-readers
Writing Alt Text for a Scientific Figure139
accessibility, images, alt-text, information-design
Alternative Text in Action138
accessibility, images, alt-text, examples
Everybody’s Free (to Write Websites) (sar)137
web, indieweb, blogging
Content Strategy vs. UX Writing (nng)136
content, content-strategy, user-experience, comparisons, concepts
How to Improve Your Microcopy: UX Writing Tips for Non-UX Writers (sma)135
how-tos, microcontent, user-experience, tips-and-tricks
Perfect Bug Report134
websites, quality
Using Footnotes (mfo)133
content, semantics
How to Document Your JavaScript Package (den)132
how-tos, javascript, dependencies, documentation, jsdoc, readme
3 Methods to Elevate Your Writing With Visual Content131
content, information-design
How to Write World-Beating Web Content (web)130
how-tos, content
Web Accessibility Statement: How to Write One129
how-tos, accessibility, documentation
The Essential Guide to Microcopy and Becoming a More Literate Designer128
guides, design, microcontent, content
100 Things You Can Do on Your Personal Website (cap)127
blogging, indieweb
The Anatomy of Addictive Content (moz)126
content, seo
Be Purposeful About Your Content125
accessibility, content
APA-Style Titles in Laravel (ami)124
conventions, laravel
A Beginner’s Guide to Accessible Text (pop)123
guides, accessibility, content, best-practices
How Independent Publishing Has Changed From the 1990s Until Today122
history, web
5 Formatting Techniques for Long-Form Content (nng)121
usability, content, formatting, techniques
How to Write Good Alt Text for Screen Readers (cra)120
how-tos, accessibility, images, alt-text, screen-readers
Button Labels: Is “OK” Ok? (uxd)119
forms, buttons, labels, usability
Writing Accessible Form Messages (ons)118
accessibility, forms
Medium vs. DEV vs. Hashnode vs. Hackernoon117
community, productivity, comparisons
Rewriting Digital Content for Brevity (nng)116
content, refactoring, tips-and-tricks
How I Write Alt Text for Code Snippets on Social Media (ben)115
accessibility, alt-text, images, social-media
What Is Alt Text and How to Write It (tpg)114
accessibility, images, alt-text
The Art of UX Writing (web)113
user-experience, craft
Writing Component Specs112
components, documentation
Write About What You Learn—It Pushes You to Understand Topics Better (add)111
learning, processes, career
Alt Text Hall of Fame (ste/alt)110
websites, accessibility, alt-text, images
Some Tactics for Writing in Public (b0r)109
communication, community
Finding My Blogging Path: Lessons From My Journey108
lessons, blogging, career, community
Why I No Longer Believe in Content Design (uxd)107
content, design
The Problem With Auto-Generated Alternative Texts for Images (dni)106
accessibility, ai
The alt-text.org Project Is Moving Forward (han)105
accessibility
The Ultimate Guide to Writing Technical Blog Posts (bla)104
guides, blogging
Every Design Team Needs Writers (uxd)103
design
Error Message Guidelines (nng)102
guidelines, usability, errors
Two Underused Arguments for Writing Documentation (j9t)101
documentation, career
The Alt Text War—SEO vs. Accessibility100
accessibility, seo, images, alt-text, comparisons
Foundations: Accessible Names and Descriptions (ihe/tet)99
accessibility, fundamentals, naming, aria
Alternative Text in the Wild: 5 Alternative Text Examples (pop)98
accessibility, examples
10 AI Tools for Content Writing (sta)97
tooling, link-lists, content, ai
How to Write an Accessibility Statement (ger)96
how-tos, accessibility, documentation
Harnessing GPT-4 for Writing Assistance and Content Creation95
content, social-media, ai
Are You Making These Five Mistakes When Writing Alt Text?94
accessibility, alt-text, images, mistakes
Technical Writing Process: How to Write a Good Technical Article93
how-tos, processes
Accessible Writing Is Just Good Writing92
accessibility
A Software Developer’s Guide to Writing91
guides
Bad UX Writing: 5 Mistakes to Avoid (uxm)90
user-experience, mistakes
Which Images Need Descriptive Text? (tem)89
accessibility
The Ultimate Error Message UX Writing Guide88
guides, errors, user-experience
Accessibility Is in Style—Styles and Style Guides (kno)87
accessibility, design, documentation, style-guides, consistency, quality
Writing Better Documentation (ale)86
documentation
How to Communicate Effectively as a Developer85
how-tos, communication, career
Twitter Reminds Us About Alt Text, but How Good Are We at It? (uxd)84
accessibility, alt-text, images, twitter+x
Google on Alt Text SEO and Accessibility (sea)83
google, seo, accessibility, alt-text, images
Representation in “alt” Text (aar)82
accessibility, dei
How to Write Good Alt Text (cfe)81
how-tos, accessibility, alt-text, images
Justin Yarbrough Talks About Alt Text80
podcasts, accessibility, alt-text, images
When Life Gives You Lemons, Write Better Error Messages79
user-experience
Accessibility Is Writing78
accessibility
AI-Generated Images From AI-Generated Alt Text (aar)77
accessibility, images, alt-text, ai
What Are Best Practices for Creating Alt Text?76
accessibility, alt-text, images, best-practices
Use the Active Voice to Transform Your Design System Documentation (amy)75
design-systems, documentation
Technical Writing for Developers (css)74
version-control
Captions: Humans vs. Artificial Intelligence: Who Wins? (mer/equ)73
accessibility, captions, automation, comparisons
How to Make Text Improve User Experience: Insights Into UX Writing72
how-tos, user-experience
UX Writing: Study Guide (nng)71
guides, user-experience, training, link-lists
What Is Alternative Text? How Do I Write It for Images, Charts, and Graphs?70
videos, accessibility, information-design
Writing Useful Alt Text (mic)69
accessibility, alt-text, images
Just How Long Should Alt Text Be? (geo/css)68
accessibility, alt-text, images
What’s the Alternative (Text)? (col)67
accessibility
Why Are Iframe Titles Important for Accessibility?66
accessibility, html, iframes
A Guide to Writing Industry Standard Git Commit Messages65
guides, git, conventions, commit-messages
Call to Action Examples64
websites, buttons, examples
A Guide to Writing About Digital Accessibility (deq)63
guides, accessibility
Title Rewrites: 3 Patterns to Avoid (moz)62
seo, semantics, microcontent
Alternative Text (Alt Text) (pop)61
accessibility, html, images, alt-text
What Makes Writing More Readable?60
readability
Foundations: Text Descriptions (ihe/tet)59
accessibility, fundamentals
Becoming a Better Writer as a Software Engineer (ger)58
career
Writing With Respect (uxd)57
Show, Don’t Tell (css)56
design, semantics
Thoughts on Skin Tone and Text Descriptions (tin)55
accessibility, dei
Name, Labels, ARIA, What to Do? (sco)54
accessibility, forms, labels, naming
The Problem With “Click Here” and “Learn More” Links (uxd)53
links, usability
5 Steps for Writing Alt Text for Accessibility52
accessibility, alt-text, images
I Give You Feedback on Your Blog Post Draft but You Don’t Send It to Me51
blogging
How Writing Can Advance Your Career as a Developer50
career
Writing Great Alt Text: Emotion Matters (jaf)49
accessibility, alt-text, images, user-experience
The Importance of UX Writing (uxm)48
user-experience, user-conversion
What People Should Know Before Writing Articles or Creating Products About Accessibility47
accessibility
Sentence Case Versus Title Case (tem)46
accessibility, headings
Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization45
accessibility, images, alt-text, information-design, visualization
The Biggest Mistake in Writing for the Web44
videos, mistakes, content, user-experience
Standards for Writing Accessibly (and/ali)43
content, conventions, accessibility, user-experience, screen-readers, colors, icons
Advice for Technical Writing (chr/css)42
learning, tips-and-tricks
Writing for Designers (ali)41
design, processes
Owning My Own Content (tka)40
blogging, content, indieweb
Getting Practical With Microcopy (sma)39
content, microcontent
The Art of the Commit (dde/ali)38
version-control, command-line, commit-messages
Writing Is Design (pjo)37
design
Writing to Think (ali)36
career
A Link Is a Promise (nng)35
links, microcontent
The Non-Writer’s Guide to Writing for the Web34
guides, content, microcontent
Training the CMS (web/ali)33
content-management, content, content-strategy, processes
Email Subject Lines: 5 Tips to Attract Readers (nng)32
email, microcontent, tips-and-tricks
Writing Hyperlinks: Salient, Descriptive, Start With Keyword (nng)31
links, microcontent, usability
Writing on Writing and Other Resources (ali)30
link-lists
Great Design Is Great Writing (kel)29
design, flat-design
Content Strategy and Storytelling (vit/sma)28
content, content-strategy, link-lists
Six Tips for a Killer Email Campaign27
tips-and-tricks, email, marketing
5 Copywriting Errors That Can Ruin a Company’s Website (sma)26
microcontent, metadata, seo
How to Proofread Your Own Writing25
how-tos, communication, quality
Write for Reuse (nng)24
content, usability
In Defense of Readers (ali)23
content, readability, typography
The Principles of Beautiful HTML Email22
principles, email, microcontent
Content-tious Strategy (ali)21
content, strategies
Company Name First in Microcontent? Sometimes! (nng)20
microcontent, seo, usability
Better Writing Through Design (ali)19
content
Reviving Anorexic Web Writing (ali)18
alt-text, images, accessibility
Write Articles, Not Blog Postings (nng)17
blogging, content, usability
Your About Page Is a Robot (kis/ali)16
branding
99.9% of Proper Grammar Is Obsolete (wer/dig)15
10 Tips on Writing the Living Web (ali)14
content, tips-and-tricks
Writing for the Web13
content, web
Writing for the Web (zel/ali)12
content, web
Microcontent: How to Write Headlines, Page Titles, and Subject Lines (nng)11
how-tos, microcontent, headings
Be Succinct (Writing for the Web) (nng)10
content, web
Plagiarism Search and Spell Checker9
tools, analysis, content, legal, seo
Readability Bulk Checker8
tools, analysis, content, readability
Readability Checker (Juicy Studio)7
tools, analysis, content, readability
Readability Checker (WebFX)6
tools, analysis, content, readability
Gunning Fog Index Calculator5
tools, exploration, content, readability
Readability Checker (Hemingway Editor)4
tools, exploration, content, readability
Readability Checker (Readable)3
tools, exploration, content, readability
CTA Generator2
tools, exploration, content, microcontent, buttons, sem, ai
Spell Checker1
tools, analysis, content