{"id":2510,"date":"2024-01-17T16:00:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T16:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmeprd.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=2510"},"modified":"2024-08-08T16:04:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T21:04:31","slug":"drivewealths-justin-jenkins-on-dx-improving-your-docs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readme.com\/resources\/drivewealths-justin-jenkins-on-dx-improving-your-docs","title":{"rendered":"DriveWealth&#8217;s Justin Jenkins on DX &#038; Improving Your Docs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At ReadMe, we think a lot about creating a great experience for the developers that are building with our customers\u2019 APIs. But we care a lot about the folks responsible for those APIs, too! 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On February 8 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.drivewealth.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">the documentation<\/a> launched to ReadMe via OpenAPI.&nbsp; I enjoyed this project very much because the long-term result is that we can make updates easier and faster than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-drew-you-to-working-on-documentation-and-learning-more-about-developer-experience\">What drew you to working on documentation and learning more about developer experience?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When working for startups, no matter what your official role is, one of your unofficial duties is to find and fix issues. Our developer documentation was one of the things I knew we could improve to help our external developers. The common goal DriveWealth and I had was to reduce overall integration times of our partners. 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So if using your new process or tool means learning something new, you need to remember that and keep it in mind as you introduce and onboard users.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-are-the-most-important-lessons-you%E2%80%99ve-learned-and-how-have-they-impacted-the-way-you-approach-your-day-to-day-work\">What are the most important lessons you\u2019ve learned, and how have they impacted the way you approach your day-to-day work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve learned that context in reviewing a PR on publicly facing documentation is extremely important. The more information a developer can provide on the \u201cwhy\u201d behind a change, the better. As a reviewer, we may not know the context or may have lost the context, because it was discussed weeks ago. 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