Hacker News: DanieleProcida

New comment by DanieleProcida in "Diátaxis"

DanieleProcida — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:58:05 +0000

I'd like to take advantage of the attention it's getting to point out that I am working on translating Diátaxis into other languages https://diataxis.fr/translation/, and you can see an in-progress version with some partially completed translations at https://diataxis-translated.readthedocs.io/translation/.

New comment by DanieleProcida in "Diátaxis"

DanieleProcida — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:54:40 +0000

Same fundamental ideas, but I got a lot of things wrong in that earlier version (which is several years old now).

New comment by DanieleProcida in "Diátaxis"

DanieleProcida — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:51:03 +0000

Ugh, I don't like that page and I have actually deleted it. It'll be gone soon.

There is a real problem there, and that page doesn't do a good enough job of dealing with it. I have something cooking that is much, much better.

New comment by DanieleProcida in "AI-bots shall eat my docs"

DanieleProcida — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:30:01 +0000

An investigation into LLMs in the service of software documentation processes, by Sally Makin at Canonical

AI-bots shall eat my docs

DanieleProcida — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:30:01 +0000

Article URL: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-server-gazette-issue-11-ai-bots-shall-eat-my-docs/75029

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46644335

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

Ask HN: Which software companies hire people in Africa for remote work?

DanieleProcida — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:56:43 +0000

I want to compile a list of companies that will employ people from Africa to work remotely.

I'm referring to full-time permanent roles offering stability and career progression, rather than piece work, short-term contracts or gig work.

It would be particularly useful to know which companies actually have hired remote African team-members, and don't just offer "globally remote" jobs on paper.

I will add any relevant information to https://www.fanaka.pro.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44756098

Points: 6

# Comments: 3

Canonical's Engineering Practice Leadership Handbook

DanieleProcida — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 08:41:00 +0000

Article URL: https://documentation.ubuntu.com/canonical-practice-leadership-handbook/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44668453

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by DanieleProcida in "My Favourite German Word"

DanieleProcida — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:09:02 +0000

If creators of documentation are prepared to sacrifice its human purpose in order that LLMs can more effectively slurp it up and regurgitate it on demand, then they have meekly accepted values that more properly belong in a dystopian horror story.

My favourite German word

DanieleProcida — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:09:02 +0000

Article URL: https://vurt.org/articles/my-favourite-german-word/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44425621

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

How to get a job at Canonical

DanieleProcida — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:10:23 +0000

Article URL: https://ubuntu.com/blog/how-to-get-a-job-at-canonical

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44422277

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by DanieleProcida in "Teaching"

DanieleProcida — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:07:22 +0000

I don't believe teaching is really possible; I try to avoid doing it and I try to discourage other people from doing it too.

Teaching

DanieleProcida — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:07:22 +0000

Article URL: https://vurt.org/articles/on-teaching/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44156974

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

Fanaka – a handbook for African success in the international software industry

DanieleProcida — Fri, 23 May 2025 06:27:18 +0000

Article URL: https://fanaka.readthedocs.io

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44070430

Points: 33

# Comments: 5

Ask HN: What's a good EU-based alternative to Gandi for domain/email hosting?

DanieleProcida — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:29:31 +0000

I've previously had good service and support from Gandi, but after a 30-hour outage, I need to consider alternatives. What do you recommend? The service needs to be based on in the EU.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43321663

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by DanieleProcida in "Gandi Outage on Multiple Services"

DanieleProcida — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:38:40 +0000

I have just been able to log in to my IMAP account. Only one new message in there, from two minutes ago - which suggests that all messages to me have not even reached the inbox yet.

Some deliveries will be retried, but after 30+ hours some will have permanently failed.

New comment by DanieleProcida in "Gandi Outage on Multiple Services"

DanieleProcida — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:20:41 +0000

I have had excellent service and support from Gandi for several years. I appreciated having an EU-based provider that seemed to take pride in having a sustainable approach to the business. There was clarity about pricing. It wasn't the cheapest but they were straightforward and honest in communications.

Every company has an outage now and then, and sometimes a bad one.

But, it has now been 30 hours since I had access to my email. The last update was 15 hours ago. I don't like the way this has been handled.

Engineering Ubuntu for the Next 20 Years

DanieleProcida — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:52:49 +0000

Article URL: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/engineering-ubuntu-for-the-next-20-years/55000

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43012192

Points: 4

# Comments: 3

New comment by DanieleProcida in "Diátaxis – A systematic approach to technical documentation authoring"

DanieleProcida — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:30:45 +0000

> Also (separate complaint), whenever I want to tell anyone else about this "four kinds of documentation" approach, I always link to the archived https://web.archive.org/web/20200312220117/https://www.divio... which is the latest version that is entirely on a single page.

That's a mistake in my opinion. The big compass of four kinds of documentation I eye-catching and memorable, and I am sure it is part of the success of Diátaxis.

But what gets me out of trouble in my own work every time is https://diataxis.fr/compass/. It's one thing to have the general idea; it's another to be armed with an effective tool to apply to work.

The site doesn't just contain opinions and ideas, it also contains tools, that really are worth using.

New comment by DanieleProcida in "Documentation, development and design for technical authors"

DanieleProcida — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:05:54 +0000

How technical authors at Canonical influence the design and direction of software products

Documentation, development and design for technical authors

DanieleProcida — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:05:54 +0000

Article URL: https://ubuntu.com/blog/documentation-development-and-design-for-technical-authors

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42326982

Points: 2

# Comments: 1