Name: Documentation That Runs: Bridging Code, Prose, and Interactivity - Kailan Blanks, Fastly
Start: 2025-08-27T15:05:00+0200
End: 2025-08-27T15:45:00+0200

25-27, August 2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Wednesday August 27, 2025 15:05 - 15:45 CEST

G106

Some developers like to study documentation, while others dive straight into their editor to start hacking on code — but what if documentation was the code? With today’s technologies it is more feasible than ever to blur the line between learning and building, by embedding live, editable examples directly into docs. Join me as I explore examples of interactive documentation from across the open source ecosystem and unpack five years' worth of lessons from building interactive docs for a developer platform.

Speakers

Kailan Blanks

Senior Software Engineer, Fastly

As part of the Developer Experience team at Fastly, Kailan is responsible for customer-facing tooling and content. As part of his work, he maintains the Fastly Developer Hub and various open-source projects for Fastly’s serverless compute environment. Outside of work hours, he builds... Read More →

Wednesday August 27, 2025 15:05 - 15:45 CEST
G106

Technical Documentation

Audience Experience Level Intermediate

Open Source Summit Europe 2025

Kailan Blanks

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