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The approach I take is to use "just" if and only if I mean to diminish something. I'll use it to refer to parts of my work that were easy, or to parts of unassi
by idle_zealot 2y ago
The approach I take is to use "just" if and only if I mean to diminish something. I'll use it to refer to parts of my work that were easy, or to parts of unassigned work that should be easy, barring unexpected complications. I find it useful to have an easy way to signal which parts of a task need more effort.
- crabmusket 2y agoI think this makes a lot of sense, and also highlights why its use in e.g. documentation can be inappropriate. Lacking context for your user, you might not correctly anticipate which parts are easy for them. But often it is used in places where it's not useful to communicate that you think something should be easy. If I need to add a DNS record, you can tell me only that, instead of implying "add a DNS record, which should be easy for you".