The Docs Are Fine, Don't Worry
summary
Practical guidance on overcoming blank-page anxiety by using two documentation structure templates: arc42 and Diátaxis, with concrete advice to just fill them in. Demonstrates open-source tools to automate diagram and docs generation—PlantUML, draw.io, mermaid for diagrams; C4 and Structurizr for modeling; and SchemaSpy, springdoc, and Compodoc for generating database, REST API, and frontend documentation.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Software documentation
- 3:32Arc 42 template
- 12:01Context diagram
- 14:52Architecture decisions
- 25:48Execution scenarios
- 27:11Infrastructure view
- 30:04Cross-cutting concepts
- 33:15Technical risks
- 38:11Tool integration
- 41:42Conclusion
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