Developer productivity increase with good documentation

Developers experience a 55% increase in productivity with good documentation.

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GitHub. "The 2021 State of the Octoverse." 2021. https://github.blog/news-insights/octoverse/the-2021-state-of-the-octoverse/. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCJ329G1VRE4150CQ5X.

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@misc{github2021developer50cq5x, author = {{GitHub}}, title = {The 2021 State of the Octoverse}, year = {2021}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCJ329G1VRE4150CQ5X}, note = {Original source: https://github.blog/news-insights/octoverse/the-2021-state-of-the-octoverse/. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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