Software:Read the Docs
 Read the Docs Logo | |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Founder(s) | Eric Holscher, Anthony Johnson |
| Website | readthedocs |
| Repository | github |
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| Written in | Python |
| License | MIT |
Read the Docs is an open-sourced free software documentation hosting platform.[1] It generates documentation written with the Sphinx documentation generator, MkDocs,[2] or Jupyter Book.[3]
History
The site was created in 2010 by Eric Holscher, Bobby Grace, and Charles Leifer.[4]
On March 9, 2011, the Python Software Foundation Board awarded a grant of US$840 to the Read the Docs project for one year of hosting fees.[5] On November 13, 2017, the Linux Mint project announced that they were moving their documentation to Read the Docs.[6] In 2020, Read the Docs received a $200,000 grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.[7] For 2021, Read the Docs reported 700 million page views and 196 million unique visitors.[8]
In 2013, a "Write the Docs" conference for Read the Docs users was launched, which has since turned into a generic software-documentation community.[9][10][11] As of 2022, it continues to hold annual global conferences, organize local meetups, and maintain a Slack channel for "people who care about documentation."[12]
References
- ↑ "Making documentation easy with Read the Docs" (in en). Opensource.com. https://opensource.com/business/16/8/introduction-read-docs.
- ↑ "MkDocs". https://www.mkdocs.org/.
- ↑ "Built with Jupyter Book" (in en). https://jupyterbook.org/en/stable/intro.html.
- ↑ Eric Holscher. "Announcing Read The Docs" (in en). http://ericholscher.com/blog/2010/aug/16/announcing-read-docs/.
- ↑ Hellmann, Doug (2011-03-09). "PSF Funds readthedocs.org". https://pyfound.blogspot.ca/2011/03/psf-funds-readthedocsorg.html.
- ↑ "Monthly News – November 2017" (in en-US). 2017-11-16. https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3442.
- ↑ Holscher, Eric (2020-11-19). "Announcing Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Grant to Expand the Interoperability of Scientific Documentation" (in en). https://blog.readthedocs.com/czi-grant-announcement.html.
- ↑ Holscher, Eric (2022-03-21). "Read the Docs 2021 Stats" (in en). https://blog.readthedocs.com/read-the-docs-2021-stats.html.
- ↑ Meri Williams (2021-02-05). "5 things you need to know about growing a tech team under Covid-19" (in en). https://www.siliconrepublic.com/advice/scaling-remote-team-recruitment-training.
- ↑ Matt Asay (2021-07-19). "Should documentation writers get paid more than developers?" (in en). https://www.techrepublic.com/index.php/category/2026/index.php/article/should-documentation-writers-get-paid-more-than-developers/.
- ↑ "Origin Story". http://www.writethedocs.org/origin-story/. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
- ↑ "Welcome to our community! — Write the Docs". https://www.writethedocs.org/.
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