About DocsForDevs

DocsForDevs is a resource for developers who write documentation. We cover best practices, tools, templates, and guides for creating docs that developers actually want to read.

Good documentation is the difference between a project that gets adopted and one that gets abandoned. Yet most developers never learn how to write it well. We started DocsForDevs to change that.

What we believe

Documentation should be treated as a product, not an afterthought. That means clear structure, helpful examples, and writing that respects the reader's time. Nobody wants to wade through walls of text to find a single config option.

We also believe documentation should be easy to maintain. If your docs are painful to update, they will go stale. That is why we focus on tools, workflows, and templates that make the writing process as smooth as possible.

What you will find here

• Guides — Step-by-step articles on writing specific types of documentation: API references, getting started guides, READMEs, tutorials, and more.
• Templates — Copy-paste structures you can drop into your project and fill in.
• Tool reviews — Honest takes on documentation platforms, static site generators, and hosting solutions.
• Best practices — Principles and patterns drawn from the best open source docs out there.

Whether you are documenting an internal API, an open source library, or a full developer platform, you will find something useful here.