Doc by Dummies. Index

Doc by dummies, Technical writing at its worst.

• Which Programing Language Has Best Documentation (2014)
• How to Judge the Quality of a Programing Language Doc (2018)
• Which Programing Language is Easier to Learn (2019)

• Programing Language Doc Size Comparison (2016)

Doc by Dummies

• Unix, Python, Perl, Haskell, Doc Idiocies (2011)
• Optional Function Parameters in Computer Language Docs (the idiocy thereof. 2013)
• Tech Writing and Unix Humor (2012)
• Official Java Tutorial on Interface, the Inanity (2005)
• OCAML Official Tutorial Suck (2016)
• Java Doc Idiocy: -cp -classpath Not in Man Page (2014)
• Linux: Man Page Obsolete by --help (2013)
• Linux Problem: wmctrl, Documentation (2012)
• Node.js Documentation Problems (2013)
• “the the” typos in computer language docs (2014)
• Clojure Missing Docs (2014)
• Examples of Quality Documentation in Computing Industry

JavaScript

• Computer Science, Technical Writing. On Documentation of JavaScript Weakset

python

• Why Python Doc Sucks. Index

perl

• Perl Documentation: the Key to Perl
• Perl Folks Try to Erase History!
• perldoc Coming of Age, What Python Can Learn From?
• Perl Books Survey 2002

style

• Programing Language Documentation Styles (2015)
• Technical Writing: Fruit Apple Banana vs X Y Z
• JavaScript The Definitive Guide by David Flanagan. 2011, 2020.
• JavaScript, Design Patterns Approach to Computer Language Tutorials (2013)
• A Logician Reads Programing Manual
• Technical Writing as Symbolic Logic: Clojure Intern Symbol (2014)

misc

• Docstring Convention: Python vs Emacs Lisp (2013)
• The Utility of In-Depth Tutorial?
• Reading Programing Language Specs
• LAND OF LISP (Book and Comics)
• Distributed Revision Control Systems, Haskell Darcs, and Math Sacrilege
• Why Open Source Documentation is of Low Quality

emacs

• Emacs: Have You Read Emacs Manual? (2010)
• Emacs Flaw: The Emacs Manual
• Emacs Flaw: Manual Problems by Example

2024-02-21