Code Documentation Culture

Noun · Hacker Culture

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  1. A team's shared attitude and habits around documenting code, systems, decisions, and operational knowledge. Good code documentation culture means documentation is treated as part of the work, not a guilty afterthought.

    In plain English: The culture around how seriously a team documents code and system knowledge.

    Example: "Their code documentation culture showed in small things like updated examples, change notes, and design docs that actually matched the current system."

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