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This is one of the reasons why it's so important to be able to explain your specific field in simple language. Not only does it mean you understand your field,
by cynicalpeace 2y ago
This is one of the reasons why it's so important to be able to explain your specific field in simple language.
Not only does it mean you understand your field, but it also means that you have developed your personality to look at things from an outsider's perspective.
You have matured to be empathetic.
This is also why having kids is a major step in being mature. You have to explain things from their perspective.
- bongodongobob 2y agoI disagree. If I'm reading a guide on how to set up say on on-prem enterprise password manager, I don't want it to explain what "files", "network paths", and "LDAP" is. If you can't understand the document, it means you are missing prerequisite knowledge and it's not everyone's job to get you up to speed on that. Assumptions have to be made for documentation to be usable for its intended audience.
- cynicalpeace 2y agoWhere did I say technical documentation should explain what "files" are? I think you misunderstood my point completely lol.