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Marcin
Sedlak-Jakubowski


word geek, technologist, and believer in humans

Talks

Krzyżówki hetmańskie - wprowadzenie i przykłady | PL

Delivered live at a PowerPoint-party-type event, then recorded at home.

January 2025

Introduction to cryptic crosswords in Polish for a mixed audience.

Transforming Dead End Empty States into Scenic Detours | EN

Co-delivered during GitLab UX Showcase.

September 2024

Best practices for creating useful and helpful empty states for software.

How to use the GitLab API with Insomnia | EN

GitLab UX showcase

September 2022

A two-part tutorial for using APIs and the GitLab API specifically.

Plain Language in UX Writing | EN

GitLab UX showcase

December 2021

A brief overview of how to apply plain language guidelines in writing for user interfaces. The examples are quite GitLab-specific.

Tech Writer pracuje zdalnie, czyli jak to się robi w GitLabie | PL

Tech Writer Koduje podcast

July 2020

I joined the Tech Writer koduje podcast to speak about about how we work at GitLab and shared tips on making remote work work for you.

Jak czytać i pisać dokumentację oprogramowania | PL

PyLight Warsaw #18

January 2020

An introduction to the world of software documentation - tools, approaches, and best practices for clear writing. This was so much fun!

Git - wprowadzenie | PL

PyLight Warsaw #11, with Kasia Siedlarek

February 2019

An introduction to Git for beginners to programming.

Write the Lyrics - Fork of the Repo | EN

Lightning talk(?) at Write the Docs Prague 2018

September 2018

A Michael Jackson a'capella cover about contributing to open-source. I don't know how it happened, but I had a lot of fun with these folks.

How crosswords can bring departments together | EN

Lightning talk at Write the Docs Prague 2018

September 2018

A short tale on why solving crosswords together can be fun, especially if you're a word person.

Niech to dundry świsną! Programistyczne rozmówki angielsko-polskie | PL

PyLight Warsaw #4

February 2017

A guide through the mistakes Polish-speakers make when speaking about technology. Possibly entertaining not only to Polish-speakers, because I make a lot of funny noises to illustrate my point.