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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...
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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.