Documentation

Documentation tools

• 2007 Sphinx
• 2014 MkDocs
• 2014 Gitbook
• 2016 Docsify
• 2017 Docusaurus
• 2019 VitePress
• 2020 Nextra
• 2020 Doctave
• 2020 ReType
• 2023 Writerside

Guides

• Write the docs: Software documentation guide
• Diátaxis

Style Guides

• Write the docs: Style Guides
• plainlanguage.gov
• GOV.UK
• Digital.gov: Style Guides by Government Agencies

Platforms

• Fern
• Mintlify

Documentation sites

Select choice of doc sites for various types of technology

• docs.stripe.com
• guides.rubyonrails.org
• api.rubyonrails.org
• docs.astro.build
• www.postgresql.org/docs/
• tailwindcss.com/docs/
• shopify.dev/docs