Augustus Saalfeld
As a programmer turned technical writer, I can simplify complex topics. I write documentation that helps people use software, and articles that help research reach a wider audience.
Selected work
- UX research and writing
Designing a feedback system for Dietrich College’s DEI department
A feedback system for Dietrich College’s DEI department, designed through iterative user testing and stakeholder interviews, still in use today. - Training documentation
Barista training manual
A training manual my café uses to train new baristas.
- Science and tech explainer
What happens when you type youtube.com into the web browser?
A beginner’s guide to what goes on behind the scenes whenever you look up a website in your web browser.
- UX writing
Adding a new course export feature to Canvas
Microcopy, a UX mockup, and a launch announcement for a course export feature in Canvas, written as if it were shipping. - Self-hosting
Home server
My home server runs on Proxmox and hosts the open-source tools I use daily, such as a media server, password manager, and network-wide ad blocking. - How-to guide
How to grow oyster mushrooms at home
A how-to guide that walks beginners through growing oyster mushrooms at home.
- Creative writing
Short stories and a study on computer science in fiction
Short stories with absurd premises, and a study of how fiction can demonstrate computer science’s impact on our inner lives, through Italo Calvino’s Cosmicomics.