Documentation

Great software is only as useful as the documentation that accompanies it. Documentation is not an afterthought — it is a quality practice that reduces support burden, accelerates onboarding, builds trust with users, and keeps your team aligned. This topic covers the essential documentation skills every developer and quality engineer should master, from writing effective API references to maintaining changelogs that your users actually read.

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   API Documentation

   Why API documentation matters, the OpenAPI specification, auto-generated docs, interactive explorers, and keeping docs in sync with code.
2. 2
   README Best Practices

   The README as your project's front door: essential sections, writing for your audience, badges, screenshots, and keeping it current.
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   Changelogs and Versioning

   Semantic versioning, Keep a Changelog format, Conventional Commits, and automating release notes from commit history.
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   Documentation as Code

   Docs alongside code, static site generators, CI checks for documentation, versioned docs, and search integration.