Alex's Blog: Brief DITA Introduction

A telegraph-style blog introducing the DITA XML standard and its practical applications in structured authoring. It offers clear, example-driven explanations of DITA’s core concepts and referencing mechanisms for technical writers and documentation professionals.

DITA Main Concepts - A concise introduction to the DITA XML standard—explaining its topic-based structure, core topic types, maps, reuse mechanisms, and how to extend it through specialization with clear XML examples.

DITA URI Addressing - Concise reference guide for DITA XML URI addressing syntax, explaining how to use fragment identifiers with @href and @conref attributes to reference topics and elements within DITA documents and maps.

DITA KeyRef Addressing - A practical guide explaining the three kinds of DITA keyref addressing—topic-level, element-level, and conkeyref—each illustrated with simple XML examples.