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Q&A How much detail when writing technical documentation?

As a software developer, I often find myself writing my own technical documentation and user guides. How much detail should be put into this documentation? When is it too much detail? EDIT I'm...

3 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Jon Milliken‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:58:52Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/26227
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Jon Milliken‭ · 2019-12-08T05:58:52Z (about 5 years ago)
As a software developer, I often find myself writing my own technical documentation and user guides. How much detail should be put into this documentation? When is it too much detail?

**EDIT**

I'm stuck on a user simply being able to follow a linear A-\>B process, vs. material that will teach the user how to use the software in a manner that will enable them to handle many errors or process deviations on their own.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-01-23T17:15:03Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 4