I agree with everything you said, especially tailoring documentation for intended purpose.
Except...
> User docs are simple.
User docs are NOT simple. You have to put yourself into the mind of someone who is going to use your software to solve a problem which they have. That's never easy and it gets really hard, really fast, as the software grows in complexity or as your audience gets wider.
Except...
User docs are NOT simple. You have to put yourself into the mind of someone who is going to use your software to solve a problem which they have. That's never easy and it gets really hard, really fast, as the software grows in complexity or as your audience gets wider.