Minimal Documentation vs Comprehensive Documentation
Developers should adopt Minimal Documentation in agile or fast-paced environments where documentation tends to become outdated quickly, such as in startups, open-source projects, or iterative development cycles meets developers should learn and use comprehensive documentation to improve collaboration, reduce knowledge silos, and enhance software quality, especially in team environments or open-source projects. Here's our take.
Minimal Documentation
Developers should adopt Minimal Documentation in agile or fast-paced environments where documentation tends to become outdated quickly, such as in startups, open-source projects, or iterative development cycles
Minimal Documentation
Nice PickDevelopers should adopt Minimal Documentation in agile or fast-paced environments where documentation tends to become outdated quickly, such as in startups, open-source projects, or iterative development cycles
Pros
- +It is particularly useful for reducing time spent on non-coding tasks and ensuring that documentation aligns with actual code functionality, making it easier for teams to onboard new members or maintain codebases without sifting through irrelevant details
- +Related to: agile-development, code-comments
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Comprehensive Documentation
Developers should learn and use comprehensive documentation to improve collaboration, reduce knowledge silos, and enhance software quality, especially in team environments or open-source projects
Pros
- +It is critical for complex systems, regulatory compliance, and when handing off projects to other teams, as it minimizes errors and speeds up development cycles
- +Related to: technical-writing, api-documentation
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Minimal Documentation if: You want it is particularly useful for reducing time spent on non-coding tasks and ensuring that documentation aligns with actual code functionality, making it easier for teams to onboard new members or maintain codebases without sifting through irrelevant details and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Comprehensive Documentation if: You prioritize it is critical for complex systems, regulatory compliance, and when handing off projects to other teams, as it minimizes errors and speeds up development cycles over what Minimal Documentation offers.
Developers should adopt Minimal Documentation in agile or fast-paced environments where documentation tends to become outdated quickly, such as in startups, open-source projects, or iterative development cycles
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