Dev Tool Bugs, Assumptions, and a Tiny Bit of Advice

[Eric Chatonet]

Hi all,

Just a tiny story: I have almost completed a new plugin and as usual,  
I finish by writing the docs (in english and french...)
As always, the fact of writing the docs (i.e. explaining how it works  
or should work :-) brings changes in ergonomics, highlights some  
points badly designed and often makes me aware of some possible bugs.
Conclusion: taking care over the docs is  a very efficient way to get  
a good product.
As you write the docs, you have constantly a third party in front of  
you: the end user :-)
And he is demanding...

Le 21 juin 05 à 20:45, jbv a écrit :

> if by that you mean that the action of explaining step by step
> what you are trying to do to someone else (even someone who
> doesn't understand a word) often helps finding the origin of the
> problem and/or a solution, I must say that it's a well known fact
> in psychology : putting a problem into words for a third party is
> a very efficient way to solve it (or at least get closer to the  
> solution)
> and I've been practicing it for years (and not only in coding).

Best Regards from Paris,

Eric Chatonet.
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