You can use an LLM to help document a codebase, but it's still an arduous task because you do need to review and fix up the generated docs. It will make, sometimes glaring sometimes subtle, mistakes. And you want your documentation to provide accuracy rather than double down on or even introduce misunderstanding.
This fact is one of the most pleasant surprises I’ve had during this AI wave. Finally, a concrete reason to care about your docs and your code quality.
You can use an LLM to help document a codebase, but it's still an arduous task because you do need to review and fix up the generated docs. It will make, sometimes glaring sometimes subtle, mistakes. And you want your documentation to provide accuracy rather than double down on or even introduce misunderstanding.