I know its kinda generic question, but what technical documentation you would point to as well written, concise, with good examples etc.. Something that really stands out.
Ask HN: What is example of good documentation in your opinion?
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#2While Python is "the second best language for any task", I think the Python standard library documentation is second-to-none:
https://docs.python.org/3/library/index.html
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#3Not concise, but the manual of the COHERENT Unix clone, developed by Mark Williams Company between the 1980s and the early 1990s, is what made me grok Unix: http://www.nesssoftware.com/home/mwc/manual.php
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#4Microsofts referencesource. Meaning published source for closed source libraries. No amount of documentation beats being able to see for yourself not just what the software will do not only the documented/supported scenarios but also in undocumented ones.
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#5Anything from Stripe is brilliant.
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#6Postgres docs have always been top notch https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/index.html
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#8The ArchWiki for Arch Linux: https://wiki.archlinux.org/
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#9The Qt framework has excellent documentation which made it very easy for me to learn it back then!
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#10While Python is "the second best language for any task", I think the Python standard library documentation is second-to-none: https://docs.python.org/3/library/index.html
I agree, there was lot of effort put into python documentation i believe.