While the modern Internet has certainly changed how documentation is published, your suggested three-part breakdown seems as relevant today as it did when docum

While the modern Internet has certainly changed how documentation is published, your suggested three-part breakdown seems as relevant today as it did when documentation was mostly delivered in print. It's also worth pointing out that being able to skim comprehensive, reference-style documentation to get a general overview of a technology without getting bogged down in irrelevant-for-present-purposes detail is a useful skill to learn. “As the art of reading (after a certain stage in one’s education) is the art of skipping, so the art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” — William James[1] [1] https://archive.org/details/theprinciplesofp00jameuoft/page/369/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/theprinciplesofp00jameuoft/page/...