@technomancy @tael i am sure this is a big part of it. being told to write it by your boss does a lot for motivation.
but in addition to that, the llm is supposed to take the work you did on the documentation and turn it into work you don't have to do elsewhere. it's a fairly straightforward trade with little ambiguity and that's a very attractive offer.
writing for humans, otoh, means you may or may not get work done on the things you want to prioritize, and they probably won't have read the docs you spent so much time on.
this is mostly independent of the quality of the results. i think a lot of people value the direct feedback from their efforts much, much more than getting high quality feedback.
but in addition to that, the llm is supposed to take the work you did on the documentation and turn it into work you don't have to do elsewhere. it's a fairly straightforward trade with little ambiguity and that's a very attractive offer.
writing for humans, otoh, means you may or may not get work done on the things you want to prioritize, and they probably won't have read the docs you spent so much time on.
this is mostly independent of the quality of the results. i think a lot of people value the direct feedback from their efforts much, much more than getting high quality feedback.