I think the jQuery docs are usable but not great. Want to know what I think 'great' is like? Take a look at this plugin (which I have no connection with other than using it), which has a doc and an example treasure trove.
http://www.secondpersonplural.ca/jqgriddocs/index.htm http://trirand.com/jqgrid/jqgrid.html On Jan 28, 3:11 pm, abewords <abewo...@gmail.com> wrote: > i am a documentation person on a software development team > > i asked one developer what was the best API documentation he'd seen, > and he said jQuery > > question: how did the folks who created the jQuery documentation > produce such clear, elegant, useful documentation of an API? > > other than simply copying what you have done, i would like, if > possible, to learn about your thoughts, principles, and technical > practices > > so, i will be grateful for any pointers--thanks