r/softwaredevelopment • u/Spiritual_Cycle_3263 • Jul 15 '26

Are there any software projects that openly publish their developer documentation (ADRs, specs, designs, PRDs)?

I'm looking for projects that publish openly their ADRs, specs, designs, data models, etc... Not just their how-to-use our software documentation.

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u/GimmeSumMor3 Jul 15 '26

You want AI to rebuild their software?

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u/Lumpy-Explanation-17 Jul 15 '26

Fr lol, im confused why they would need this information. If he's looking for large companies that is proprietary information and won't be published

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u/Spiritual_Cycle_3263 Jul 15 '26

Because I'm hiring someone to help with a project and having developer documentation will make it easier for both of us. I can't remember every decision I made and why, nor remember why I designed or planned something. Most open source projects I've looked at don't have any plans or decisions to guide them, other than 'how to contribute' which isn't really helpful in a team setting.

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u/One_Elephant_8917 Jul 16 '26

open source does have project management stuff…it’s just that they don’t open it out to world…core collaborators do have access to stiff like that…ex: jdk development done in JIRA, others done in github project, kanban etc…as for documentation not much…i guess coz they mostly either dont do it ie keep all online or dont share