Re: [Q]: Linux and real device drivers
Sean Hunter (sean@uncarved.co.uk)
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 17:56:33 +0100
On Sun, Sep 26, 1999 at 01:56:46PM -0500, Oliver Xymoron wrote:
> > Unfortunately, code is also a poor substitute for documentation.
>
> In some real sense, the code is perfect documentation. It _is_ complete,
> accurate, and uptodate. The problem we have is that it's sometimes not
> lucid.
Code can only document what you're actually doing, not what you're
supposed to be doing. In other words it can only document practice,
not policy.
Sean
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