Re:Why Don't You Use
by makeitdouble on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @09:40PM
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> The question "Is it properly documented?" serves as a simple and convenient way to filter out projects
I hear you, my point is there are dozens of other convenient questions you can ask to filter out projects.
For me personally "Is it widely used in production" is a better one for instance.
> my point is there are dozens of other convenient questions you can ask to filter out projects
Absolutely. And I agree with you that "Is it widely used in production?" is a better filter. But that does not diminish the value of the filtering done by "Is it properly documented?". After all, it's not like we're limited in the number of criteria we can use to filter out bad projects.
For me, lack of proper documentation constitutes a red flag, and says something very negative about the project. The question "Is it properly documented?" serves as a simple and convenient way to filter out projects that have a low chance of being mature enough to fit my needs.