Diátaxis

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Diátaxis is a systematic approach to technical documentation authoring, focusing on content, architecture, and form.
It identifies four distinct user needs and corresponding documentation types: tutorials, how-to guides, technical reference, and explanation.
The framework solves problems related to what to write, how to write, and how to organize documentation.
It is lightweight, easy to grasp, and does not impose implementation constraints, benefiting both users and maintainers.
Diátaxis has been successfully adopted in many projects, as evidenced by testimonials from companies like Vonage, Gatsby, and Cloudflare.

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