Speculative Documentation vs Minimal Documentation
Developers should use speculative documentation in agile or fast-paced development environments where features evolve rapidly, as it reduces last-minute documentation crunches and improves product quality meets developers should adopt minimal documentation in agile or fast-paced environments where documentation tends to become outdated quickly, such as in startups, open-source projects, or iterative development cycles. Here's our take.
Speculative Documentation
Developers should use speculative documentation in agile or fast-paced development environments where features evolve rapidly, as it reduces last-minute documentation crunches and improves product quality
Speculative Documentation
Nice PickDevelopers should use speculative documentation in agile or fast-paced development environments where features evolve rapidly, as it reduces last-minute documentation crunches and improves product quality
Pros
- +It is particularly valuable for API development, SDKs, or complex systems where early user feedback on documentation can inform design decisions and prevent costly rework post-release
- +Related to: technical-writing, api-design
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
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Developers should adopt Minimal Documentation in agile or fast-paced environments where documentation tends to become outdated quickly, such as in startups, open-source projects, or iterative development cycles
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
The Verdict
Use Speculative Documentation if: You want it is particularly valuable for api development, sdks, or complex systems where early user feedback on documentation can inform design decisions and prevent costly rework post-release and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Minimal Documentation if: You prioritize 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 over what Speculative Documentation offers.
Developers should use speculative documentation in agile or fast-paced development environments where features evolve rapidly, as it reduces last-minute documentation crunches and improves product quality
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