Insights & Guides

Tips on documentation, AI-powered workflows, and shipping better developer experiences.

API Versioning: The Complete 2026 Guide With Examples

API versioning explained: 4 strategies (URI, header, query, media type), Stripe and Twilio examples, when to bump major, and deprecation policy.

Architecture Decision Record: The Complete Guide (2026)

An architecture decision record captures the why behind your tech choices. Get the template, full example, ADR vs design doc, and common mistakes.

Design Doc Template: Copy, Customize, Ship in 2026

A copy-ready design doc template engineering teams actually use, with section-by-section guidance, two worked examples, and a design doc vs ADR breakdown.

VitePress Review: What It Is, Who It's For, and the Catches

VitePress is a Vue + Vite static site generator for docs. Here's what it gets right, where it falls short, and who should actually pick it in 2026.

JetBrains Writerside Review: Is It Worth Using in 2026?

Honest review of JetBrains Writerside in 2026. What it does, what changed after the IDE sunset, who should use the plugin, and where it falls short.

Documentation Maintenance: A Practical Guide for 2026

Documentation maintenance is where most teams quietly fail. Here's a working system for catching rot, scheduling refreshes, and keeping docs honest.