AI-generated documentation for my site

I asked AI to generate documentation for my site’s codebase. Here’s the output.

I ran this before and after I started development. The original is here.

Website Documentation - Ed Marsh Portfolio

Overview

This is a static website built with Eleventy (11ty) that serves as a portfolio and blog for Ed Marsh, a technical writer with over 30 years of experience. The site replaces a legacy WordPress implementation with a modern static site architecture.

Technology Stack

Static Site Generator: Eleventy (11ty)
Template Language: Nunjucks
CSS Framework: Tailwind CSS
Content Format: Markdown with YAML frontmatter
Build Tools: Node.js

Content Structure

Primary Content Types

Homepage (index.njk)
- Introduction section with bio
- Featured skills gallery
- Recent static site transformation posts
- Recent podcast episodes
Grid Pages
- Display collections of related content
- Used for skills, blog posts, and podcast episodes
- Implemented via layouts/grid.njk
Detail Pages
- Individual content pages
- Used for podcast episodes and blog posts
- Implemented via layouts/details.njk

Content Collections

Content is organized into several main collections:

skills - Professional capabilities and services
ssg - Blog posts about static site transformation
podcasts - Content Content podcast episodes

Featured Content System

Featured content is controlled through frontmatter metadata:

---
featured: true
featuredOrder: 0  # Lower numbers appear first
---

Example implementation in templates:

Content Architecture

Content files are organized in the following structure:

content/
├── skills/          # Professional capabilities
├── podcasts/        # Podcast episodes
├── static-site-transformation/  # SSG blog series

Build Process

Start the Tailwind CSS processor:

npx tailwindcss --watch -o _includes/css/tw.css

Run Eleventy development server:

npx @11ty/eleventy --serve

The site will be available at localhost:8080