About Bad Instructions

rogersgeorge on November 6th, 2019

I have a motto on my wall that reads

Bad documentation must never be justified
with the excuse that
the reader will figure it out.

https://www.gocomics.com/cornered/2019/09/15

’nuff said.

This post first appeared on The Writing Rag.

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Rogers George has been a technical writer for more than 20 years. He has written on subjects as diverse as outhouse assembly, restaurant reviews, software, information security, and scientific equipment. He has his own writing consultancy and is always happy to discuss writing and grammar. Drop him a line at curmudgeon@writing-rag.com.

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