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| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #26373 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #26340 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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Does DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) Apply to Documentation? In programming, it's usually accepted that DRY code is better code in most situations. Does this principle also apply to documentation? I'm asking about the documentation output, not necessarily the source material (there are tools for keeping the source content DRY even if there's a lot of rep... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |
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A: Terminology question - "if-else" or "if/else"? I would approach this be doing the following (in order of preference) - If you follow a style guide, consult it. - If you are writing about a specific coding language, consult that language's official documentation and see how they refer to that construct. (For example, I just looked in the Lua 5.3 ... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |