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Most Common Problems with Documentation and How to Overcome Them

If you browse discussions on platforms like Reddit or Quora, most questions about documentation focus on why it's so poorly done or disliked by developers. It creates friction, forcing knowledge transfers to happen in person or requiring developers to reverse-engineer the code just to understand how to use it. It's easier to justify spending time on high-quality code or thorough test coverage than on basic documentation that could aid future development.

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