:documentation:: n. The multiple kilograms of macerated, pounded,
steamed, bleached, and pressed trees that accompany most modern
software or hardware products (see also {tree-killer}). Hackers
seldom read paper documentation and (too) often resist writing it;
they prefer theirs to be terse and on-line. A common comment on
this predilection is "You can't {grep} dead trees". See
{drool-proof paper}, {verbiage}, {treeware}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
steamed, bleached, and pressed trees that accompany most modern
software or hardware products (see also {tree-killer}). Hackers
seldom read paper documentation and (too) often resist writing it;
they prefer theirs to be terse and on-line. A common comment on
this predilection is "You can't {grep} dead trees". See
{drool-proof paper}, {verbiage}, {treeware}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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