From Rot to Rhythm: How We Rebuilt Our Documentation Culture with Docusaurus

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The article discusses the challenges faced by a team providing cloud services due to inadequate documentation practices. After realizing the negative impact of outdated documentation, they shifted their approach to integrate documentation into their development process. They adopted Docusaurus as a solution to improve documentation quality and accessibility.

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▪The team had previously relied on Confluence for documentation, which became ineffective as their platform grew.
▪A pivotal moment occurred when a customer pointed out an outdated page, highlighting a broader issue with their documentation practices.
▪The team decided to treat documentation as an integral part of their product development rather than a side activity.

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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 2545787) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Vincent von Büren for Innovation Process Technology AG (ipt) Posted on May 19 From Rot to Rhythm: How We Rebuilt Our Documentation Culture with Docusaurus #devops #infrastructure #productivity #writing The Forgotten Layer Every infrastructure has a critical layer that doesn't show up on dashboards, but without it, everything slows down: documentation. We learned this the hard way. A little background for you. My team and I provide cloud services on a private cloud.

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