Survey shows documentation is the No. 1 way that developers learn about your API

2024 Developer Survey results for top online resources developers use to learn how to code show technical documentation as top resources for 83.9% of respondents followed by Stack Overflow with 80.3%

The 2024 StackOverflow annual survey results are in. As in previous years, they’ve highlighted a crucial aspect of software development: the immense value developers place on good documentation. Even with the growth of chatbots and AI being built into developer tools, it’s interesting to see that traditional learning resources are still hugely important. Key findings… Read more »

What is the minimal amount of user documentation you should write?

In researching what developers wanted to learn about writing documentation for users, the most common issue related to how much, or how little, they should write. One developer said: “I would want to know what is the minimum I should write. If you can persuade me what is the necessity of each thing I’m capturing, and… Read more »