We've all seen pages of documentation that no one reads, or worse, it leads people astray. In this talk, we will challenge the conventional wisdom that "more documentation is always better" and explore why traditional documentation practices often become a liability rather than an asset. Drawing from real-world examples and hard-learned lessons, we'll demonstrate how well-intentioned documentation efforts frequently become maintenance burdens that slow teams down and mislead new contributors.

This talk is for engineers and any engineering team stakeholder that has wanted a team to move faster without sacrificing clarity. Attendees will learn how to recognize when documentation helps or hurts, adopt lightweight practices that keep your team aligned, and replace stale wikis with living collaborative documentation.