Re: Tools

[Nina Barzgaran <nina -dot- barzgaran -at- barzgaran -dot- at>]

Hi All,

fascinating, how different the outlook is for people.

One thing is certain:
* Confluence is neither 'good' or 'bad' taken on its own.

**It depends on your setup and use case!**

If you are a tech writer with only some experience with large bodies of 
documentation, say, over 1000 pages (Confluence count), with 
requirements as regards output, possibly even bundling documentation 
with a software product at build time, you will know what others before 
me also put nicely and concisely: Confluence quickly reaches its limits.

*You have to do tests and actually find toolchains that fit your 
environment.*

I worked both with larger developer teams (30) and with smaller ones 
(5-15).
We did not use developing documentation directly. We had collaboration 
with SMEs, though. There are all kinds of collaboration features either 
included in professional Help Authoring Tools or you can import simple 
document formats like Word into them without much effort.

But as soon as the requirements for output and documentation versioning, 
for example, managing content in one place and yet output to the most 
common formats these days, such as DITA, ebook or even PDF are 
requirements, Confluence will quickly hit its limits.
I know the Scroll plugins, but the same applies here:

Define proper requirements - and test.

Regards
Nina

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