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If I'm looking for a library to solve a problem, and have a choice between multiple options, you'd better believe I'm going to have some "30 second" heuristics
by ubernostrum 8y ago
If I'm looking for a library to solve a problem, and have a choice between multiple options, you'd better believe I'm going to have some "30 second" heuristics guiding me toward what's likely to be worth my time exploring further.
People who put in the effort to have good documentation are more likely to also be producing good software that's worth the time I'll put into trying to learn it.
And no matter how righteous you want to get here on HN in proclaiming that to be "toxic" and trying to read it uncharitably, I'd bet all the money in my wallet right now that you have 30-second heuristics you use to judge whether a piece of software is worth your time to explore.