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Generating Useful Docs From Code With AI
Get AI to draft docs you would actually want to read.
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What this lesson covers
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- 1The premise
- 2documentation
- 3readme
- 4examples
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Section 1
The premise
Generated docs feel useless when they restate signatures. They become useful when AI is forced to include intent, examples, and pitfalls.
What AI does well here
- Draft README sections from a working example you provide.
- Generate runnable usage snippets from a function plus an input.
What AI cannot do
- Document trade-offs the author never wrote down anywhere.
- Know which use cases your team considers primary.
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