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https://about.readthedocs.com/blog/2026/09/2026-ddos-attack/

'In mid-to-late June 2026, Read the Docs experienced the largest and most sophisticated distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in our history. At its peak, our infrastructure was hit with over 5.5 million requests per minute, about 100 times our normal baseline traffic.'

Nearly 120 terabyte of data was transferred.

I really wonder *why* someone would attack Read the Docs, especially when all of their docs are made available for AI scrapers.

https://about.readthedocs.com/blog/2024/07/ai-crawlers-abuse/

Paranoid theory: AI companies attack what works (technical writing) so that AI can take over. ;-)

Seriously though, the recent attack seems to me to be sophisticated and meant to bring financial chaos to Write the Docs.

#TechnicalWriting #WriteTheDocs #DDoS

Farewell Write the Docs Berlin 2026. It was a pleasure, as always.

I hosted my first unconference session today on how to enable docs for better usage by AI without increasing the maintenance burden. Thanks for all the contributions. You were very encouraging.

Thanks to organization team, the speakers, volunteers, and you the attendees.

#writethedocs #writethedocsberlin2026

Second day of Write the Docs Berlin 2026 is ongoing. It continues yesterday's spirit of feeling welcomed, engaged, full of learning, and sharing challenges and experiences.

So far I liked most the talk "Good Enough at Scale: Documentation Infrastructure Under Capacity Constraints" from Elena Baskakova. It was very informative with a lot of knowledge. Thank you so much.
https://www.writethedocs.org/conf/berlin/2026/speakers/#speaker-elena-baskakova-good-enough-at-scale-documentation-infrastructure-under-capacity-constraints-elena-baskakova

#writethedocs #writethedocsberlin2026 #technicalwriting

First day at Write the Docs 2026 Berlin was amazing. I enjoyed the unconference with its huge topic variety. Of course, AI was one topic and it's so different how teams or even organizations position themselves when it comes to documentation. I liked the open and honest exchange about concerns, challenges and ideas.

Next up, the evening social event.

#writethedocs #writethedocsberlin #writethedocsberlin2026 #technicalwriting

I'm on my way to Write the Docs Berlin 2026 and looking forward to inspiring talks, an engaging unconference, and meeting a lot of interesting people around technical writing. See you tomorrow.

#writethedocsberlin #writethedocs #technicalwriting

going to my first #writethedocs conf tomorrow in Berlin, and have larned of the lovely Pac-Man rule. This should be standard at every social work event! https://www.ericholscher.com/blog/2017/aug/2/pacman-rule-conferences/

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@openhomefoundation/117212543064204280

On the Warszawa-Berlin express once more 🚅
Going to #WriteTheDocs Berlin, to meet local friends, and also Open Home Foundation colleagues IRL for the first time

I’m going to be attending next week’s Write the Docs Berlin conference! ^___^ Really excited for it.
https://www.writethedocs.org/conf/berlin/2026/
#WriteTheDocs #WriteTheDocsBerlin @writethedocs

So you know how it's important to be brief when writing?

Its because we're here for a good tome not a long tome...

#writethedocs

Technical writer job is open:
* based in Auckland
* Hybrid - 2 days a week in CBD office
* Suitable for intermediate level technical writer.

https://apply.workable.com/vista-group/j/E064DEA23E/?utm_campaign=4a3dbdb2fd&utm_medium=eps&utm_source=link

I have no connection to the company. I am simply spreading the news for tech writers who may be seeking a new job.

#TechnicalWriters #WriteTheDocs #NewZealand #FediHire_nz

First-time speakers are warmly encouraged, especially if you’ve done useful docs work but haven’t spoken about it publicly before.

Submit a proposal even if you’re still shaping the talk. We’d be happy to see the idea early.

#IndiaFOSS #WriteTheDocs #TechnicalWriting

It's the first of the month and you know what that means: time to document something with a README file https://github.com/ddbeck/readme-checklist #WriteTheDocs

Serious open source docs work has a cost. I wrote down every way that I know of that gets docs authors and maintainers paid. https://ddbeck.com/where-does-the-money-come-from/ #WriteTheDocs

Join us for a discussion about docs tooling and related topics at #PyconUS today at 4pm, room S3. #writethedocs

Folks, still a few weeks left to propose a talk to Write the Docs Berlin, Sep 6-8, 2026. https://www.writethedocs.org/conf/berlin/2026/news/cfp-reminder/

Would love to see all your ideas about documentation and adjacent topics while I'm still buzzing from the Portland conference. #writethedocs

#WriteTheDocs just released a bunch of new videos from their most recent conference and unfortunately some of them shill AI, but one video caught my attention and is definitely worth watching: The Most Human Documentation.

It talks about the things to avoid in order to not be mistaken by machine generation, and what it means for your #TechnicalWriting and #Documentation to feel human. The talk comments on this from a cultural perspective and it matches what I've been thinking about recently.

With the rise of LLMs and their gross effect on online text now there's humans that work on humanizing machine content, be it with deterministic tools or with humans. In the end humans prefer content that feels human, and human content continues to provide more value.