Summary
The video delves into the concept of "Doc as Tests" as a strategy to ensure accurate and trustworthy documentation. It emphasizes the importance of validation through methods like style linting and link checking. By implementing this approach, it saves time, maintains user trust, and improves documentation accuracy, ultimately leading to increased product trust and decreased support costs.
Chapters
Introduction and Background
The Historical Definition of Documentation
Introduction to Doc as Tests
What Doc as Tests Includes
Docs Observability
Benefits of Docs as Tests
Core Principles of Doc as Tests
Practical Implementation of Doc as Tests
Testing Procedures with Doc Detective
Demo of Doc Detective
Tooling and Test Strategies
Ensuring Product Trust
Closing Remarks and Resources
Introduction and Background
The speaker introduces himself and talks about his background in technical writing and the challenges faced in documentation accuracy.
The Historical Definition of Documentation
The speaker discusses the historical definition of documentation and its importance.
Introduction to Doc as Tests
The concept of "Doc as Tests" is introduced, highlighting the need for documentation accuracy and trust in the product.
What Doc as Tests Includes
Details on what "Doc as Tests" includes, such as style linting, link checking, and format validation.
Docs Observability
A brief overview of the concept of docs observability and its importance in tracking user activity.
Benefits of Docs as Tests
Explanation of how "Docs as Tests" can save time, maintain user trust, and improve documentation accuracy.
Core Principles of Doc as Tests
Core principles of implementing "Doc as Tests" strategy, emphasizing validation of doc content.
Practical Implementation of Doc as Tests
Guidelines on implementing "Doc as Tests" in practice, focusing on meaningful testing, testing production environments, and reducing support costs.
Testing Procedures with Doc Detective
Introduction to using Doc Detective for testing procedures, including API testing and UI validation.
Demo of Doc Detective
A live demonstration of using Doc Detective to validate documentation content and screenshots.
Tooling and Test Strategies
Discussion on tooling, test strategies, and priorities in implementing doc as tests effectively.
Ensuring Product Trust
Emphasizing the importance of having accurate documentation to build product trust and prevent user-discovered issues.
Closing Remarks and Resources
Final remarks on the benefits of doc as tests, available resources, feature requests, and open-source collaboration opportunities.
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