| ▲ | ryzvonusef 4 days ago | |
Reminds me of an acronym that defines this sort of behaviour: COIK. What is COIK? well everyone knows what COIK is, no need to bother explaining. COIK is 'Clear Only If Known.' Did you really have to ask me about such a simple thing? Now run along. ____ There is so much assumed knowledge that writing guides becomes a matter of how simple you have to go, before you start insulting the reader's intelligence. (A computer is a magic box that goes DING!) If you writing a guide, do you explain what a terminal is and where to find it? Or do you presume they know what it is and start sharing command lines? Is setting a minimum knowledge bar acceptable or are you showing your bias? ____ Obligatory XKCD: | ||