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Reading, however, is a skill taught to all schoolchildren, and taken further in college. The idea that someone is able to read yet can not read technical manua
by falcolas 3y ago
Reading, however, is a skill taught to all schoolchildren, and taken further in college.
The idea that someone is able to read yet can not read technical manuals while being in the CS space is just shy of unthinkable to me. Reading them slowly, I completely understand. Everyone reads technical writing slowly, since it requires a lot of thinking.
But that thinking is related directly to our day jobs. That thinking shouldn't be so foreign that it prevents people from reading technical docs, well written or poorly written.
Personal bias, perhaps, but still a very foreign concept.
- Dalewyn 3y ago>Reading, however, is a skill taught to all schoolchildren, and taken further in college. Is it, though? The world-at-large since time immemorial has trended towards shorter attention spans and shorter bits of literature, less reading. I would even posit most people hate reading with the fury of a thousand suns. RTFM isn't a stereotype for no reason.
- falcolas 3y ago> Is it, though? Within our profession, which is almost entirely text based, yes. Outside of our profession, I'm happy to concede that literacy levels are demonstrably lower. > I would even posit most people hate reading It's part of our job, hate it or love it.