Consider recommending great-docs for documentation module

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start by locating the documentation module section that currently covers MkDocs, then read the linked great-docs documentation and repository. Compare its Python 3.11+ requirement and Quarto-based workflow with the course setup. Done means the evaluation has a documented conclusion about whether great-docs should be recommended or added.

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Description

The documentation module currently covers MkDocs. great-docs from Posit is a new Python documentation site generator worth evaluating as an alternative or addition.

Why it's interesting for this course

  • Built on Quarto — same toolchain the course already uses for slides
  • Zero-config API reference — auto-discovers public API from docstrings (NumPy, Google, Sphinx formats)
  • Minimal setupgreat-docs init / build / preview, no templates or manual page authoring needed
  • Modern defaults — dark mode, responsive, sidebar search, GitHub integration
  • AI-ready — generates llms.txt files

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