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zach wick
I treat developer enablement as an educational experience.
I spent a decade as a software engineer—hardware and firmware, full-stack products, and enablement work such as the Stripe Partner Program—then completed graduate degrees in instructional design and business while returning to building. I now work at the intersection of documentation, learning design, and product.
Recent writings
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A graduate school retrospective
Patterns are always obvious in retrospect—ten-year arcs through education and building.
Oct 2022
Documentation experience philosophy
Getting developers effective quickly by treating product education as structured learning.
Oct 2022
Email lecture on Marbury v Madison
A short lecture on judicial review written as an educational email.
From the gallery
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Scenario-based learning
Practice turning an error message into a useful search query while debugging.
Video
Engaging young learners
An introduction to commodity money for five- to eight-year-olds.
Audio
Developing authentic learning experiences
A reading on what makes documentation useful, framed around authentic learning.