Why outdated documentation is worse than none

Someone once told me that it’s better to have no documentation than outdated documentation. And honestly, I think so too… Having outdated documentation would set a developer back years that is not necessary because you would be referred to it constantly. #developer #React #wordpress #documentation

Someone: “Just read the documentation, it’s all there.” Me: opens documentation Also me: “So… it’s NOT all there.” 😭 The variables are named like ancient riddles, half the functions are deprecated, examples don’t match the current version, and the one thing I actually need is hidden in a GitHub issue from 2017. Documentation is supposed to make things clearer - not send me into an existential crisis wondering if I’m even using the right library. 😅 At this point, we developers have unlocked a new skill: decoding cryptic hieroglyphics disguised as docs. But hey… we still “read the docs.” Eventually. After Stack Overflow. And Reddit. And YouTube tutorials. And 3 cups of coffee. ☕ #CodingHumor #DeveloperLife #ProgrammerProblems #WebDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering #CodeLife #TechCommunity #ReactJS #JavaScript #FrontendDeveloper #BackendDeveloper #Debugging #StackOverflow #ProgrammingMeme #FunnyTechPost #Developers

  • A confused developer staring at messy, complicated documentation on screen - full of unclear examples, random errors, and old syntax. The caption says: “They told me to read the docs… so I did. Now I have more questions.”

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