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This idea that "quality docs are a short as possible" has been bandied about
quite a bit in this discussion, but it is really another case of misplaced
metrics. ....Sometimes more is less. More instruction may lead to faster
comprehension. Quality has nothing to do with length. Short is not better
than long, or vice versa.
Tony Markatos responds:
Granted, sometimes the job is to generate very detailed instructions. In
such case, of course, more documentation is required. But, per required
level of detail, the less words the better.
Tony Markatos
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