An alternative point of view from Docs Like Code, p.11 Reasons we treat docs like code Coders and writers have borrowed tools and techniques from each other f

An alternative point of view from Docs Like Code, p.11 Reasons we treat docs like code Coders and writers have borrowed tools and techniques from each other for decades. When you look at the history of producing docs and code together, you see that tools were invented specifically to produce docs while coding. For example, the JavaDoc tool has been available since the first Java release in 1999. Visualizing the code in HTML, providing accessible online docs, and updating the documentation with the code were all keys to its success.