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Documentationthe is a term used to describe a proposed standard and ecosystem for documentation practices in software and product development. It functions as both a set of guidelines and a library of reusable assets intended to raise the consistency, clarity, and machine-readability of technical documentation across projects.
At its core, Documentationthe emphasizes modular templates, semantic tagging, and versioned content linked to source control.
Key components include a template library, a documentation schema, validators and linters, and tooling for generating
Origin and status: Documentationthe emerged from community discussions among open-source and developer-experience groups as a pragmatic
Reception: Advocates argue that it reduces onboarding time, improves searchability, and simplifies localization. Critics warn that
See also: Documentation; API documentation; Documentation style guides.