I’ve got to confess, I have for years been guilty if not reading the documentation. I simply go with the flow and hope it works…

But not anymore! And why the change you may ask? We’ll, I’m reading the f…ing documentation on Rocky linux and I’m just blown away from the amount of great information!

If you’ve been guilty of not reading the documentation, let me me know what changed it for you

If you’re not reading the documentation, this is your time to confess!

  • @corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
    11•2 days ago

    I worked next to a technical writer for Unix; the Unix. One of the things we were known for, actually, was the amazing documentation. This guy and both teams of writers (that many) maintained the doc as their entire job. It was written well, it was spell-checked, it was accurate, it was accessible. If you installed the machine, it was on http://localhost/doc or so.

    Almost all tech writers were turfed after Y2K. They cost money and didn’t earn directly.

    If you notice a lack of good docco like you notice a lack of mentoring in code dev (I see you, Systemd), then we know how we got to this stage.

    If you become CEO, just keep that in mind.