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