chef / chef/chef-web-docs

ChefSpec docs need to be updated or removed

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Description

The ChefSpec docs on the docs site are giving examples that use the old ChefSpec format we don't want folks to be using at this point. We need to either update these docs are just point people to the ChefSpec readme.

https://docs.chef.io/chefspec.html

https://github.com/chefspec/chefspec

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Research direction

Start with the linked docs page at docs.chef.io/chefspec.html and compare its examples with the ChefSpec README. Confirm whether the page should be updated or removed, then ensure the published documentation no longer promotes the old ChefSpec format and points readers to current guidance.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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