It’s not so much that AI is replacing “tech writers”; with all due respect to the individuals in those roles, it was never a good title to identify as.
Technical writing is part of the job of software engineering. Just like “tester” or “DBA”, it was always going to go the way of the dodo.
If you’re a technical writer, now’s the time to reinvent yourself.
The workflow was configured in a way that allowed untrusted code from a branch controlled by the attacker to be executed in the context of a GitHub action workflow that had access to secrets.
Technical writing is part of the job of software engineering. Just like “tester” or “DBA”, it was always going to go the way of the dodo.
If you’re a technical writer, now’s the time to reinvent yourself.