Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by bloppe 44 days ago
Somewhat by definition, AI-generated docs would only include information that could be obtained elsewhere in the codebase. That can be valuable, but far more valuable is the information you got from debugging all the failed alternative designs that were never committed, etc. Information and context that goes beyond the actual code being read.

My experience is that most people fail to capture this ultra-valuable documentation, but AI never does.