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> the tone of the "just simply" writing comes off as condescending because it implies the author is considerably more knowledgeable than the reader If the auth
by yellowapple 4y ago
> the tone of the "just simply" writing comes off as condescending because it implies the author is considerably more knowledgeable than the reader
If the author of some library was not considerably more knowledgeable than myself, then I probably wouldn't be poring over said library's documentation.
- jjj123 4y agoBut they are writing for an audience that is not as knowledgeable, so “simply” isn’t accurate for the audience, only the writer.
- cratermoon 4y agoYes, the author of that library knows more about that library. That doesn't mean they are generally more knowledgeable than me, and in fact they may be quite ignorant about the specific problem that lead me to investigate and learn the library in the first place.