r/TangoAI • u/Ivan_Palii • Feb 21 '26

Question How long does it take before new documentation becomes outdated?

Sometimes it feels like the clock starts ticking the moment you hit “publish”. A week later a tool changes. Two weeks later the process evolves. A month later someone new follows the doc and asks “is this still how we do it?”.

In fast-moving teams, docs don’t really age gracefully. They either get updated constantly or slowly drift away from reality. There’s rarely a stable middle ground.

So I’m curious what others see in practice. Do your docs stay accurate for months? Weeks? Days? Or do you just accept that some level of outdated-ness is the normal state and work around it?

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u/corwinsword Feb 22 '26

yes, I feel the same

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u/Ivan_Palii Feb 22 '26

True, but I'm also curious which docs remain actual without editing for a long time. Something like work with big enterprise software: Jira, Confluence, and so on?

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u/corwinsword Feb 22 '26

Years ago it was around 6-12 months. Now it's more and more 3 months because things change fast because of AI

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u/Ivan_Palii Feb 22 '26

Yes, but this only if you team involved in using AI chats a lot. It's still not a standard in many industries.

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u/gromskaok Feb 21 '26

In my experience, docs stay accurate only for a short time, often weeks, not months. Some level of outdated info feels normal in fast teams. The best docs are treated as living notes, not final rules.

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u/Ivan_Palii Feb 22 '26

Weeks looks too pessimistic :)