Dnia niedziela, 8 maja 2011 o 03:37:52 Duke Normandin napisał(a):
> 
> Well what do you think that documentation is for - if not to teach. 

Note: 
   * Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox assume that you know what Web is and 
what a Web browser is.
  * Open Office assumes that you know the art of typesetting documents.
  * GCC assumes that you know how to program in C.

And so on.  While this practice may be viewed as deplorable, it is a rather 
common assumption.  A book that you should read first is rarely included in 
materials accompanying software because you are expected to learn what is in 
the book before doing anything serious, and when you already have, you do not 
need the book any more.

Of course, there are positive examples also; I would mention the MIT X Window 
System and Sun’s Java, both providing excellent introductory material.  This 
was, however, long ago.

Chris
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