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> Every step is explained and every used parameter is documented.

That’s almost the exact opposite of the truth, and your example demonstrates his point. Almost none of the commands—let alone their parameters—are explained, beyond a high level summary of what the goal of the step is.

Is this phenomenon the explanation for why almost all documentation sucks? Experienced developers delude themselves into imagining that their docs have a level of detail and explanation that they simply just don’t have?




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