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On Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:52:33 -0700, Peter Flass wrote:

> Since documentation never gets updated, if it's even created at all,
> comments are the best you can get most of the time.

We had a tech writer who was notorious for copying the programmer's fix 
notes and calling it good. It was helpful in a way since we learned to 
write better fix notes. I have worked with tech writers who could 
translate GeekSpeak into English but the good ones are scarce.