Mintlify taps AI to automatically generate documentation from code – TechCrunch
Summary
Wang previously co-launched Foodful, an startup that developed a cloud-based monitoring system for cows, and Peple, an online customer community platform that was acquired by Tribe in early 2021. Their observations agree with a 2017 GitHub survey, which found that 93% of developers consider incomplete or outdated documentation to be a pervasive problem.Weve worked as software engineers at companies in all stages ranging from startups to big tech and found that they all suffer from bad documentation, if it even existed at all, Wang told TechCrunch in an email interview. Thats evidenced by the fact that Mintlify has several competitors taking similar approaches, including Documatic, whose AI system automatically generates changelogs and explanations from code in addition to documentation.Wang asserts that Mintlify provides significantly higher-quality results than its rivals, and unlike some doesnt force developers to host documentation on a cloud service. With the user base now eclipsing 6,000 active accounts, the company plans to shift its focus to a premium offering oriented toward enterprise customers.The pandemic standardized a decentralized and asynchronous work environment. Our expansion into workflow automations is addressing the challenge by targeting the engineering managers with our existing fanbase serving as champions.