#documentation
// 4 transmissions tagged with #documentation
I stopped trusting backlog.md
A solo developer found his backlog.md out of sync with the Dev.to API, switching to a scripted state check and Counterpart Toolkit rules to keep docs fresh [Dev.to].
Typst 0.15.0 adds new features and performance tweaks
Typst 0.15.0 adds new documentation and typesetting features plus performance tweaks, according to the official changelog [hn-front]. The update is now available for developers and product teams.
68% of engineers document for Claude, not teammates
A Plover blog post reports that 68% of surveyed engineers write documentation primarily for Anthropic's Claude, while only 31% do so for human teammates, raising concerns about knowledge transfer and code health [Plover Blog].
Documentation beats code in open-source
A month-long experiment across five open-source projects found that clear READMEs and project docs unlock more contributions than code changes alone [DevTo].