Automatically document an entire codebase using LLMs

Re:Automatically document an entire codebase using LLMs by woeirua on Saturday March 25, 2023 @12:23AM (#35299359)

This just begs the question… why not generate the docs when someone reads the code instead? Why bother generating a bunch of half assed docs today when you can wait and interrogate the code in a much more natural and fluid way using the same LLM when it matters?

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Re:Automatically document an entire codebase using LLMs by docandrew on Saturday March 25, 2023 @01:12AM (#35299661)

SEO. When you ask an LLM “What’s a good library/tool I can use to accomplish X?” The ones with some documentation already attached will rise to the surface and make it easier for the consuming LLM to generate code samples for.

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Re:Automatically document an entire codebase using LLMs by IanCal on Saturday March 25, 2023 @04:20AM (#35300578)

1. It's cheaper

2. Everyone can see the same thing

3. It can be utilized for search

4. You can do both

Perhaps most importantly

5. It can be reviewed

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Re:Automatically document an entire codebase using LLMs by ModernMech on Saturday March 25, 2023 @09:32AM (#35302455)

Because not everyone will have access to LLM technology, and even if they do, your project might not always be used in a setting where access is technically feasible.

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