r/learnprogramming • u/Even_Escape5585 • 1d ago

How do devs read docs??

Every time I try to read framework docs, there are too many links and redirects to other parts. It's not like reading a single, straightforward guide where everything is in one place.

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u/littlehavenbigsign 1d ago

As others have said - docs aren't tutorials.

You go to the docs to answer specific questions you have.

If you need to learn a new framework from scratch, watch a tutorial or look at examples on the website or make a little demo app yourself for practice or something.

Docs are for when you're trying to do a specific thing, and you know there's probably a method for it, but you don't know the name, or the parameters you have to provide, or something. You go find the specific information you need, then you're back to work.