The problem with documenting code is that if you do it too early, it's just another thing to keep updated along with the code. And if you wait until the end, then you have no time or inclination to ...

Not long ago, “good engineering hygiene” meant leaving a trail of breadcrumbs in the code: comments explaining what a function does, wiki pages describing how services interact and auto-generated API ...

Good documentation is important for any application, and it starts with documenting your code. It helps you and it helps your users. It's no secret that I believe documentation is a crucial element of ...

Programming statements that can be easily understood by another programmer or even by the original author. Some languages are inherently more self-documenting than others. For example, to the novice, ...

Finding top-notch developers to join your team is difficult enough. Finding ones who also document their code can seem like a minor miracle. Let’s ignore user-facing documentation for now. Manuals, ...

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It's no secret that I believe documentation is a crucial element of quality software -- and not just because I've spent most of the last 25 years working on end-user and developer documentation. We've ...