๐Join us for the Writing Day at Write the Docs Portland!
Day one is all about you and the community! This is your opportunity to:
๐ค Contribute to open-source projects
๐ Level up together
๐ฅ Network with amazing documentarians
Got a project? Submit it by 4/24 to get featured on our website, or bring your ideas and announce them on the day.
๐ Learn more & submit: https://www.writethedocs.org/conf/portland/2026/writing-day/
This talk โ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฝ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ: ๐๐ป ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บโ, by Adam Michael Wood looks at a number of alternative notebook and notebook-adjacent tools and how each serves the needs of different contexts and use cases.
Donโt miss this talk at Write the Docs Portland, May 3-5!
https://www.writethedocs.org/conf/portland/2026/speakers/#speaker-adam-michael-wood-drops-of-jupyter-an-exploration-of-the-notebook-ecosystem-adam-michael-wood
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Weโre excited to have ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ sponsoring Write the Docs 2026.
Promptless builds AI agents that automatically update customer-facing documentation as you ship your software. It is designed to save you time to focus on what matters, working in the background and integrating with tools you use every day.
๐ก Stop by and chat with them at WTD Portland, May 3-5.
Tickets: https://www.writethedocs.org/conf/portland/2026/tickets/
The talk covers how they designed interfaces to their Lexicons that make them look less like an intimidating API reference, and more like an app catalog.
Donโt miss this talk at Write the Docs Portland, May 3-5!
Virtual attendance includes:
- Live streamed talks from the main stage
- Ability to participate in Q&A with speakers
- Real-time chat with other virtual attendees
- Virtual networking spaces
- Conference talk videos available 2-3 weeks after the event
Tickets: https://www.writethedocs.org/conf/portland/2026/tickets/
Sarah will share the combination of writing guidelines and structural changes that have kept MongoDBโs internal accuracy metrics at 93% across ~8 answer engines.
Donโt miss this talk at Write the Docs Portland, May 3-5!
๐ The wait is over! ๐
Our full conference schedule is officially LIVE for May 3-5 in Portland, and we are excited to welcome you!
โ Think coffee culture, food carts, and that perfect Pacific Northwest energy.
Itโs time to build your personal schedule and map out your adventure.
Full details: https://www.writethedocs.org/conf/portland/2026/news/announcing-schedule/
๐ฌ What are you most looking forward to?
Let us know in the comments!
Booked my flights and hotel for Write the Docs in Portland!
This was done through a systematic, data-driven process aligned with support metrics and product priorities.
Donโt miss this talk at Write the Docs Portland, May 3-5!
https://www.writethedocs.org/conf/portland/2026/speakers/#speaker-aileen-mary-how-we-deprecated-500-articles-cleaning-up-documentation-at-scale-aileen-mary
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Brian Christianโs book ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ข๐๐ฃ ๐๐ช๐ข๐๐ฃ explored what it means to be human through a competition between the best chatbots at the time via a tournament of Turing tests.
In his talk, โ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ปโ, Christian Miles discusses how bespoke tools can help navigate a socially complex environment created by the proliferation of AI technologies.
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