Why is documentation so painful :( ? Which tools enable you to document more?

Question

We have been trying to understand different types of documentation in an organization and the pain points related to them.

Except for code comments and postman API docs, documentation is manual and time-consuming or doesn't exist at all.

Is it the tool problem or the motivation problem?

Has any product enabled you to document more in your workspace? (like notion enabled me to document more personally but not professionally)

What are the products that you use for documentation?
Something that reduces your documentation effort and promotes more async work!

Most of the users, that we talked to, documented on confluence or google docs!

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Petre Sosa · Accepted Answer

Me and a few colleagues have launched Archbee version 3.0. An amazing documentation tool. You should check this out!

Valeria Migova · Answer

Hey, I solved the problem with documentation using the online whiteboard Weje. It allows to store and manage a huge amount of information. Maybe it will be useful for you as well :)

Kat Fergerson · Answer

Hi! Tango is a great tool for documentation! https://www.tango.us/

Answer

Yes, it is but if your documentation consists of hundreds or thousands of topics, you can use service https://clickhelp.com/online-software-documentation-tool/single-sourcing-and-content-reuse/ for it. But there is no samples for translating. I`ve done the unique mistake when updating the repeated content to make sure that the updates are consistent. So if it is good for you, you can feel free to use it in the same way like I did.

Why is documentation so painful :( ? Which tools enable you to document more?

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