Best Practices for Keeping Architecture Documentation Up to Date

This conference talk explores how explicit software architecture documentation ensures project success. Learn about the docs-as-code approach that brings documentation closer to source code through lightweight text and graphic formats stored in version control systems. Discover methods, templates, and tools for creating high-quality, self-validating documentation that integrates seamlessly with developer workflows. The presentation covers how to make architecture concepts visible in code, implement software analysis tools, and establish continuous comparison between target and actual structures to keep documentation relevant and alive. Find out how to effectively embed documentation in build and review processes while using familiar developer tools like IDEs, text editors, and CI/CD pipelines.