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41% -- developer productivity loss due to insufficient documentation for developers (2025)
According to the 'State of Developer Experience Report' by Atlassian and DX, insufficient documentation is the second most common reason for lost developer productivity, cited at 41%.
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41%
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2025
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95
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Atlassian and DX
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https://www.apiboost.com/post/what-is-developer-portal ↗
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What Is a Developer Portal? Features & Why You Need One (2026)
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Cited from the 'State of Developer Experience Report' conducted by Atlassian and DX
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developers: 41% developer productivity loss due to insufficient documentation. Source: Atlassian and DX (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/insufficient-documentation-productivity-loss-41
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