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Outdated, yes. Poorly written, sometimes. But how can you call documentation wrong without seeing the source code? And if the direct source is wrong, how could

Outdated, yes. Poorly written, sometimes. But how can you call documentation wrong without seeing the source code? And if the direct source is wrong, how could the secondary source then be right? Sounds to me like developer or designer arrogance is at play here, when they should be questioning the correctness of their own understanding.

eviks 3y ago
> But how can you call documentation wrong without seeing the source code? Very easy - by observing reality, and how it matches to what's documented > And if the direct source is wrong, how could the secondary source then be right? In exactly the same easy way - by observing and documenting reality. For the same reason this is a second primary source, not a secondary one > Sounds to me like developer or designer arrogance is at play here, when they should be questioning the correctness of their own understanding. Good albeit slightly misdirected advice, we have a great case of misunderstanding pretty trivial things that lead to trivial questions and faulty personality assessment