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Show HN: Augmenting developer docs into high-level interactive mental models

Posted by b_mutea on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @02:30AM
from the show-hn dept.

https://docmaps-web.vercel.app/

I’ve been experimenting with a tool that turns developer documentation into interactive, high-level maps of a product’s architecture. The goal is to help engineers, technical writers, and curious readers quickly build a system-level understanding before diving into details.Docs are usually great at explaining individual features, but it’s often hard to see how components relate and flow. These...

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Re:How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?) on Sunday January 25, 2026 @12:44AM (#46751122)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-mutea
Re:How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?) on Saturday January 24, 2026 @05:36AM (#46742446)
:)
Re:How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?) on Saturday January 24, 2026 @05:35AM (#46742441)
I’m comfortable working without a clear path. If you’re open to it, I’d be curious to hear about what kind of problems you are currently stuck on or struggling to make progress with?
Re:How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?) on Friday January 23, 2026 @12:49PM (#46735424)
:)
Re:How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?) on Friday January 23, 2026 @12:42PM (#46735337)
Thanks. Substack is hostile, trust me I have had a Substack for about an year. You really need to standout with a lot of convicing to even have atleast 1 person even pay to read your newsletter.

Another reason, Substack payments channels are not available in some regions which means you can't have some premium posts and again just redirecting to a lets say Buy Me Coffee page does not always work to a majority of people there.

Maybe you could have some tips on how to approach this in your experience

Re:How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?) on Friday January 23, 2026 @10:21AM (#46733556)
Exactly what I am doing. Thanks
Re:How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?) on Friday January 23, 2026 @10:21AM (#46733549)
Makes sense :)
Re:How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?) on Friday January 23, 2026 @10:20AM (#46733539)
Thanks
Re:How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?) on Friday January 23, 2026 @10:19AM (#46733521)
That makes sense. Thanks
Re:How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?) on Friday January 23, 2026 @10:18AM (#46733517)
Thanks
Re:How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?) on Friday January 23, 2026 @07:16AM (#46731610)
This makes so much sense 'Ben' and is spot on. The problem I find becoming hard is the survival part, I just have to keep trying, because I have noticed these roles are not coming in easy especially in this era and given the field I am into. Seems like everyone can do whatever with AI right now.
Re:How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?) on Friday January 23, 2026 @07:08AM (#46731539)
Thanks. Step 2 has been my job especially this month.

What about step 1? I seem not to get the 'may be toxic part'

Re:How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?) on Friday January 23, 2026 @07:06AM (#46731522)
Thanks, that is exactly what I have been doing, I'm trying to get some jobs relentlessly right now just to get some traction. I think it just that one stressfull thought of homelessness that it eating me up.

How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?)

Posted by b_mutea on Friday January 23, 2026 @06:50AM
from the self-post dept.

I’m trying to figure out how to make around $10k, but honestly, I’m stuck on where to even start. I see people pulling things off and I genuinely want to understand how you’re doing it.Up until last year, I was working as a technical writer in ML/AI. Those roles basically 'disappeared', so I spent most of last year upskilling and trying to pivot. I’ve attempted a few app MVPs, but none of them...

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Re:Visual Mapping for Developer Documentations on Thursday January 15, 2026 @10:33PM (#46642687)
I'm building visual maps for developer docs - think roadmap.sh, but for understanding product capabilities instead of learning paths.

Example: Check out my Weaviate.io map → [https://docmaps-web.vercel.app/maps/weaviate-documentation-m...] Click any node to see what it does and jump straight to the relevant docs. It's rough around the edges (early prototype!), but I wanted to share the concept and get feedback:

- Would this save you time? - What's missing? - Which tools should I map next?

Appreciate any thoughts!