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Episode Synopsis
Welcome to episode 095 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency.
This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode!
Today’s episode dives into an October 2024 video from technical writing rock star Manny Silva, Head of Docs at Skyflow, codifier of Docs as Tests, and creator of Doc Detective.
Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysis of this insightful video from Silva, including a clear definition of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and its future direction. They include an examination of the benefits and challenges experienced by Silva and the software developers and technical writers at Skyflow.
The Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency is currently taking on new clients. We enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact us to learn about our reasonable rates and fast turnaround.
>> View the original Silva video: https://tinyurl.com/4w2mw7na
>> Read the Curt Robbins article "Markdown: Valuable Tool for Technical Writers": https://tinyurl.com/575x34wf
>> Read the Robbins article "Tech Writers: Embrace Structured Content": https://tinyurl.com/4z8fzu6u
>> Subscribe to the AI for Technical Writers podcast: https://tinyurl.com/567rf8xd
>> Read the Robbins article "The Eight Pillars of Technical Writing": https://tinyurl.com/vm35fnsm.
This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode!
Today’s episode dives into an October 2024 video from technical writing rock star Manny Silva, Head of Docs at Skyflow, codifier of Docs as Tests, and creator of Doc Detective.
Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysis of this insightful video from Silva, including a clear definition of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and its future direction. They include an examination of the benefits and challenges experienced by Silva and the software developers and technical writers at Skyflow.
The Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency is currently taking on new clients. We enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact us to learn about our reasonable rates and fast turnaround.
>> View the original Silva video: https://tinyurl.com/4w2mw7na
>> Read the Curt Robbins article "Markdown: Valuable Tool for Technical Writers": https://tinyurl.com/575x34wf
>> Read the Robbins article "Tech Writers: Embrace Structured Content": https://tinyurl.com/4z8fzu6u
>> Subscribe to the AI for Technical Writers podcast: https://tinyurl.com/567rf8xd
>> Read the Robbins article "The Eight Pillars of Technical Writing": https://tinyurl.com/vm35fnsm.
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