# 5. Document the App 📚 Documenting an application involves creating comprehensive and clear resources like code comments, API documentation, and end-user guides that explain the code, its functionalities, and how to use or modify the app, which is crucial for maintainability and collaboration. Compared to alternatives like self-explanatory code or informal README files, proper documentation, like using JSDoc in [[React.js]] or Sphinx in [[Django]], ensures that the application is understandable, usable, and scalable by others in the long run. This meticulous practice of documentation is a cornerstone in web development as it ensures that the different layers and components of a web application, often developed collaboratively or iteratively, remain coherent, maintainable, and future-proof. - [[Documentation Types]] - [[Documentation Structure]] - [[Updating and Maintaining Documentation]] #python