08.25.08

Reading The Fine Manual

Posted in Brain Rental, Process at 8:38 am by martin

I’m always amazed how long people spend trying to figure out software by fumbling around with it, rather than reading the manual. Now, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking “Golly Martin, reading manuals is all swell and good, but I’ve got to write code and fix bugs. If I spend an hour or two reading those manuals, well jeepers, by the end of it I won’t have written a single line of code, or fixed a single bug. Not one line! I don’t have time to read them, I need to get things done!”

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