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Thinking out loud about documentation, tooling, and the craft.
What Actually Changes When You Add AI to a Documentation Workflow
There’s a lot of noise about AI and technical writing. Most of it stays vague. Here’s what actually happened when I integrated AI tools into a real documentation workflow at a fintech company.
Three Ways to Stop Your Documentation from Going Stale
PR templates, LLM-powered diff audits, and code ownership. Three practical approaches to catching documentation drift before it reaches production.
The Pattern Behind Building Documentation from Nothing
I’ve built documentation systems at seven companies now. Different industries, different products, different stages. After doing this enough times, I’ve noticed the pattern is always the same.
What Nobody Tells You About Being the Sole Technical Writer
Startups often hire their first technical writer when the documentation situation has already gotten bad enough. By the time you walk in the door, there’s usually a backlog and a vague expectation that you’ll “handle the docs.”
What I’ve Learned from Interviewing as a Technical Writer in 2026
Every company asks about AI now. But the way they ask tells you a lot about what they actually want. Here’s what I’ve learned from interviewing recently.