Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric Aug 2022 Open Access

Writing Infrastructures: GitHub in the Technical and Professional Communications Classroom

Stephen Quigley ; Esther Lui ; Samantha Whelpley ; Joseph Flot

Abstract

GitHub provides a project hosting platform and Git-based version control system for individuals and teams looking to develop and manage software and documentation online. Technical writers have long played an important role in this process, contributing the documentation infrastructure that organizes and sustains project development. As GitHub continues to grow in popularity, the field of technical and professional communication (TPC) educators will need to devote more effort to researching GitHub while developing both critical pedagogies and industry best practices committed to design justice. This paper provides a primer for this discussion as well as tools and scaffolding designed to assist GitHub implementation in the TPC classroom.

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Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
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2022-08-16
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10.59236/rjv22i1pp242-274
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