Why Documentation Matters
Let's rewind to 1985. Somewhere in a dusty basement, a sysadmin is grumbling at a blinking green terminal. He mutters the eternal words that would echo through tech culture forever:
"RTFM." (Read The... Fine Manual)
Back then, manuals were thick paper bricks shipped in cardboard boxes. You didn't "Google" errors you deciphered them. Documentation wasn't optional it was survival.
Fast-forward to today: systems are more distributed, codebases more complex, and teams more global. But one thing hasn't changed developers still need to understand what's going on.
In every modern development cycle, documentation is critical. It provides context, reduces onboarding time, enables faster debugging, and supports better communication across teams.
Good documentation helps:
- onboard new developers more efficiently
- clarify intent behind architectural decisions
- prevent repeated mistakes or misunderstandings
- standardize knowledge sharing
Whether you're building a microservice, a CLI tool, an internal API, or a public SaaS, documentation is not a luxury it's a necessity.
Why Automate Documentation?
Let's be honest: writing docs usually comes last. You ship the feature, squash the bugs, maybe even write tests... and then hope someone else documents it. Or worse, you promise future-you will.
Manual docs are:
- error-prone
- inconsistent
- often forgotten or outdated
That's where Docsible steps in.
Docsible scans your Ansible roles, collections, and playbooks to automatically generate structured Markdown documentation. It reflects your current source of truth your actual code.
Automation helps you:
- reduce documentation debt
- avoid outdated references
- stay aligned with live code
- minimize manual edits
What You'll Find Here
This section will guide you through:
- setting up Docsible in different environments
- writing effective inline documentation for auto-parsing
- customizing themes and structure
- best practices for maintainable doc workflows
We're building toward a world where docs are never "missing" again. Just like old-school devs depended on their manuals, modern teams should be able to rely on living documentation always up to date, always clear.
Let's get you there.