We no longer say RTFM, read the fucking manual, anymore. I wonder why that is. Is it because more and more projects are moving all documentation to discord?

Some projects still have manuals… But there seems to be less expectation people will familiarize themselves with manuals anymore. I wonder why

  • VarykEnglish
    5·
    4 months ago

    First I’ve heard of it.

    Programmer thing?

    • bionicjoey@lemmy.caEnglish
      5·
      4 months ago

      RTFM= Read The (Fucking/Friendly) Manual

      IMO it’s harsh, but reasonable to say if the documentation for something is actually clear and concise. It’s particularly relevant with software that has man pages since those are typically excellent.

    • KimdraculaEnglish
      52·
      4 months ago

      Yeah I have no clue what are they talking about

      • VarykEnglish
        3·
        4 months ago

        Sounds like a programmer thing, telling noobs to read the manual