160. Technical writing news roundup July 2025

In this special episode of the Cherryleaf Podcast, we're doing something a little different - a curated roundup of recent news, tools, research, and resources especially relevant to technical communicators.

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🔔 Highlights & Topics Covered:

🆕 TechSmith Launches Camtasia Online

🛠 Vale Linter Introduces “Views” Feature

📄 Netflix’s Documentation Approach
We review “Documentation that Developers Actually Read: The Netflix Approach” by Pratjem Naik.

♿ Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Card Deck
Johannes Lehner’s printable & digital card deck for WCAG 2.2 helps with accessibility workshops and planning.

🤖 The Impact of Generative AI on Work Tasks
Stanford & World Bank research shows how AI dramatically reduces time needed for tasks like repair and installation.

🔗 Microsoft Learn Docs & MCP (Model Context Protocol)
New tool allows GitHub Copilot and other AI tools to retrieve contextually accurate, real-time Microsoft documentation.
📹 Includes highlights from Peter de Bruyne’s YouTube demo

📊 Google Adds AI-Powered Features to Google Sheets
Google Sheets now supports Gemini-powered prompts to analyse and generate personalised content based on spreadsheet data.

We'll also publish a transcript of this podcast on the Cherryleaf blog.

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