Code documentation

Last reviewed

February 26, 2025

Last modified

March 25, 2025

Good code documentation acts as the bridge between developers and users by clearly explaining the functionality and rationale behind your code. Whether you’re writing inline comments or structured documentation, the key is to make your code readable, maintainable, and accessible to both current and future contributors.

Python projects

Code comments, docstrings, API reference.

MATLAB projects

Documenting MATLAB projects.

R projects

Documenting R projects with roxygen2.