At #cmsconference someone at the closing #ditaxml 2.0 panel asked for an "Example list" element in bookmap.
I can't update DITA that fast... but look what's now available in the #ditaot plug-in registry! www.dita-ot.org/plugins
2 important takeaways from @radu_coravu restructuring talk at #cmsconference :
1. Everyone should have @georgebina introduce them at their session
2. I should hire Radu's graphical artist to illustrate my slides
After a canceled flight and way too much hold music, it looks like I'll be missing the #cmsconference events tonight. Many thanks to the Amex travel agent for help rescheduling, and I'll see everyone around lunch time Monday!
Now that #cmsconference is done, is it time to start thinking about #ditaotday?
... looks like it's time to start thinking about DITA-OT Day!
Lightweight DITA
=> Lightweight presentation
==> Time for recess!
#cmsconference @carlosevia
But I don't think it's fair to tell dad jokes at recess and then try to put the blame on others...
Now @carlosevia makes the case why LwDITA (the XML variant) might make a good entry point for "adventerous newbies" who want to learn about structured XML authoring. #cmsconference
And now it's my turn at #cmsconference, to speak about the future of DITA. The presentation has puffins, jet packs, and dancing ... come find out how much of that will be in DITA itself, first session this morning!
Full room listening to @georgebina describe problems with collecting reuse metrics: it's hard to know what to include, hard to measure across contexts even when you know you want it. Pretty sure he has a solution coming... #cmsconference
Intriguing take on treating docs as code from @shane_at and @wanderarelost -- "DITA gives you developer cred" -- but with such power comes the ability to break the build. #CMSconference
"Sharing content across the enterprise" -- @DITAStrategies describes all the great benefits of sharing content (and the 2 or 3 or 40 things you have to do to get there). #CMSconference
"Unregulated DITA can lead to a great deal of Chaos" Maria Essig's starting off the "Growing up DITA" session with good run down of problems with reuse-without-a-plan. #CMSconference
Was a little worried a session titled "Growing up DITA" would include pictures of my kids but instead it's starting with a picture of a pet snake #cmsconference #ditaxml
Nobody wants to read your TOC!
Sad news to start the morning from @chrisnitchie at #cmsconference
My #cmsconference session is up at 10:30 on DITA vs DITA-OT. Not interested? My room has the window! You can see the water!
GitFlow diagrams at #cmsconference look sort of like transit maps. Except we all start/end at the same place. Oh right, that's the point...
Bob Thomas: "Bookmap today can require gymnastics to get covers to work"
-- see, DITA is good for your health!
#cmsconference
"LwDITA is already here! It just needs some fine tuning... with a big wrench..." - @carlosevia at #cmsconference
On mergers:"The culture in Eindhoven, Netherlands is a lot different than the culture in Austin, TX" #cmsconference #understatement
"I didn't make all these mistakes on my own, I had help" - glad I'm not the only presenter at #cmsconference to give and take some blame!
'High level of customization complicates deprecation' -- @babelgone #cmsconference
Yeah, that sounds familiar.
Investing in legacy is painful. But "if you get two weeks use out of a fork, it's still..." Learn how to avoid messy eating @ #cmsconference
Engineers at NXP actually authored DITA: "A nirvana most don't achieve". Lightweight DITA, Schmightweight DITA! #cmsconference
Last #cmsconference @babelgone talked about plans, this year we get results. Mistakes? What mistakes?
"Should DITA 2.0 work with user contexts instead of map contexts?" @kvantomme isn't sure how, but fascinating question. #cmsconference
Keynote: Design is the key!
@kvantomme: intelligence can at times emerge even without a design.
A #cmsconference battle in the making?
Internet used to have docs, then individual pages, now custom flows of just what we need. (Or what Big Data thinks we need?) #cmsconference
Modern problem with docs: end-user attention has ... sorry, what? I was looking at ocean out the window. @kvantomme #cmsconference
Really enjoyed opening keynote from @jmspool at #cmsconference - entertaining presentation of design & why it just might be really important
