Read Me First - A Style Guide for the Computer
Industry by Sun
Technical Publications
A must-have reference for every technical writer, editor and documentation
manager. It is the complete reference for style. It contains information on grammar and punctuation
guidelines, typographic conventions, creating a bibliography and a practical guidance on indexing.
There is also a section on documenting a GUI.
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The User Manual
Manual by Michael Bremer
This is a course in technical documentation that is concise and easy to read.
It takes you through the tasks of researching, writing, testing, editing and producing software
documentation. It explains how people use manuals and how to get them to use tutorials, and most of
all what to do if something goes wrong.
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The Elements of Technical
Writing by Gary
Blake and Robert W Bly
This encompasses all the types of documentation you might come across in the
technical field, such as reports, proposals manuals, and white papers. It offers a commonsense
approach in converting the technical jargon in these documents into understandable
prose.
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Technical Writing for
Dummies by Sheryll
Lindsell-Roberts
This gives a general overview of all the aspects of technical writing, is
simple to navigate and could contain some useful information, but it does not teach you how to
write. As all the books in this series say, they are a reference to the rest of us.
