When docs become performance art, everybody loses (2025)
15 hours ago
- #User Needs
- #Documentation
- #Tech Writing
- Documentation theater refers to creating docs for the sake of compliance rather than addressing user needs, which is worse than having no docs at all.
- Performative content, like fake skill percentages on resumes or unnecessary website sections, is dysfunctional and fails to solve actual problems.
- Tech writers should focus on user needs, not templates or frameworks, by asking who the audience is and how the content helps them, upholding clarity and comprehension.