--- title: Why Can't We Have Good Documentation « ipSpace.net blog description: A networking professional reflects on the decline of quality technical documentation and training, arguing that documentation managers fail to justify the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-can-t-we-have-good-documentation-ipspace-net-blog-hh3yucogk twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why Can't We Have Good Documentation « ipSpace.net blog | daily.dev og:description: A networking professional reflects on the decline of quality technical documentation and training, arguing that documentation managers fail to justify the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-can-t-we-have-good-documentation-ipspace-net-blog-hh3yucogk og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hH3yucOGk.png og:image:alt: Why Can't We Have Good Documentation « ipSpace.net blog og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why Can't We Have Good Documentation « ipSpace.net blog **[ipSpace.net Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A networking professional reflects on the decline of quality technical documentation and training, arguing that documentation managers fail to justify the budget needed for comprehensive, conceptual coverage. Using a Cisco training course anecdote, the author illustrates how the right decision (restoring technology fundamentals) was made for the wrong reason (kit sales), rather than recognizing documentation's marketing and educational value. The post notes that excellent documentation requires an order of magnitude more effort than shallow step-by-step guides, and that without budget justification, teams are forced into a race to the bottom. AWS and Azure are cited as positive exceptions still producing decent documentation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Great documentation takes more than AI](https://daily.dev/posts/great-documentation-takes-more-than-ai-665kbwacc) · SD Times · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Long War Against Configuration Chaos](https://daily.dev/posts/the-long-war-against-configuration-chaos-tdjehd3uf) · NetBox Labs · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Documentation is Dead. 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