# [[Documentation is JSON for the brain]] --- - making documentation is a way of synthesizing relevant information in a digestible manner that can be "loaded" into your memory to get you back up to speed no matter how long it's been since you've touched the work - [[Enforcing coding style and conventions reduces cognitive load by presenting familiar patterns and expectations]] applied to documentation - [[DevLog/Z/JSON]] is data in a common format used by many languages and tools. Thinking of documentation as "hot-loaded" data to the brain to get up to speed on a topic is akin to parsing and utilizing [[DevLog/Z/JSON]] as a program would use it. - Documentation makes it easier to dive into a topic, subject, or process and is often the most vital part of a project besides the project itself. --- - Tags: [[DevLog/Z/JSON]] - Reference: - - Related: -