Think of the last time an integration stalled.
It was probably not the code. It was one sentence the documentation did not say: which header the API wants, what an error means, whether a retry is safe. Someone lost an afternoon, or a week, to a sentence nobody had written.
I have been building something that reads API documentation the way a new developer would, and tells you where they would get stuck. I will say more about it later this week. First I would like to hear from you, because I may be building the wrong thing.
When people say "review my API docs", they may mean different things: a checklist, a second pair of eyes, a gate that stops a release, or proof to show a customer. Those are different products.
Three questions
One line each is plenty.
- What was the last missing detail in API documentation that cost you time?
- Who would you trust to say docs are ready: a person, a tool, or both? What would they have to show you?
- What would make you ignore a reviewer's output?
Reply wherever you found this, or use the contact page. I read everything, and I will not quote you unless you say I can.
Later this week I will share what happened when I tested my idea against a general AI assistant and a standard linter. It changed what I think a reviewer should be.