Release Notes:The Expert Perspective-Sujeet Pathak,in conversation with Mandar Joshi, Google

Release notes serve as the perfect way for companies to be honest about their development efforts and transparent with their customers. They also help you stand out from the competition by showcasing your latest releases intuitively and easily to the users.
Technical writers contribute to these release notes generation process to a large extent. Our series - Release Notes: The Expert Perspective, is a lively, forward-looking series of conversations with technical writers. Each episode includes insights and perspectives from a senior and rising technical writer who contributes to making release notes successful.
In this episode, we have our guest Mandar Joshi, Sr.Technical Writer at Google, in conversation with our senior product manager Sujeet Pathak.
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00:00 - Intro
00:07 - Let us know about your professional journey, what got you into technical writing?
03:54 - What are some of the notable changes you have seen in the 'technical writing space' since you started your career?
07:47 - How do you determine what information should be included in a release note document?
10:11 - Who are the specific actors who are in charge of driving the whole process of release notes documents generation?
13:13 - As a technical writer what are the things you keep in mind while drafting the release notes?
18:55 - How do you measure whether your efforts in building the release notes are bearing any fruit or are going in vain also how frequently they are used?
22:06 - Do you use any tools to streamline and improve your release notes process?
29:27 - What do you think about AI/Chat GPT-like tools are they a threat to the technical writing profession?
31:13 - Any key takeaways for budding technical writers?
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