Docs as Tests: A Strategy for Resilient Docs
summary
Claims that docs become testable assertions and that automated checks keep docs in sync with product behavior Tests include UI screenshot capture and visual regression, API contract and workflow validation, and runnable code/CLI blocks Tools shown: Doc Detective, Playwright/Cypress, Postman/Bruno and lighter options like Run Me/Innovation Engine A recommended rollout is a small proof of concept “cupcake” procedure, run in CI or nightly against staging/production, with cleanup guards for tests that touch real data
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:01Docs as Tests and why they matter
- 5:42Defining Docs as Tests strategy
- 9:56Core principles
- 13:53Testing documentation types
- 21:39Tooling for Docs as Tests
- 25:55How to get started with Docs as Tests
- 28:46Benefits and trust
- 30:32Q&A
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