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Write Docs for Future You
Documentation prompt that treats your future self as a teammate who needs to maintain code. Trending for creating human, maintainable docs.
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Write documentation for this code as if you're writing it for a teammate who will need to debug and maintain it 6 months from now. Important guidelines: - Write like you're leaving notes for another developer, not writing a manual - Focus on the "why" behind decisions, not just the "what" - Highlight gotchas, edge cases, and things that aren't obvious - Keep it concise but conversational - Include practical examples of common use cases - Warn about common mistakes or misunderstandings Structure: ## Overview [What this does and why it exists] ## Key Concepts [Important things to understand before touching this code] ## Common Tasks [How to do the things you'll actually need to do] ## Gotchas & Edge Cases [Things that will bite you if you don't know them] ## Dependencies & Setup [What you need and why] ## Debugging Tips [When things go wrong, start here] Code to document: [PASTE YOUR CODE HERE]