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Timeline for Using "iff" in documentation

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Nov 22, 2024 at 6:38 comment added MisterMiyagi @freakish At least the ReST underlying Sphinx generated documentation supports footnotes.
Nov 18, 2024 at 15:59 comment added Joop Eggen @DocBrown much obliged; my (non native) English is normally better, so my earnest thanks.
Nov 18, 2024 at 14:11 history edited Doc Brown CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nov 18, 2024 at 13:30 history edited candied_orange CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nov 18, 2024 at 13:13 comment added Joop Eggen @DocBrown corrected two most evidint typos, though the text still should be formulated differently here and there. Thanks.
Nov 18, 2024 at 13:10 history edited Joop Eggen CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nov 18, 2024 at 12:56 comment added Joop Eggen Thanks in general. Documentation in code has only the room of a popup for a method's javadoc or such. Probably senseless.
Nov 18, 2024 at 12:35 comment added Doc Brown @freakish: it is unclear whether the OP meant "documentation in source code" or "separate documentation". Maybe they have literate programming in mind - which uses TeX for creating the docs, which is surely capable of adding footnotes ;-). But don't get me wrong, I agree that footnotes are impractical for source code docs.
Nov 18, 2024 at 11:43 comment added freakish Except you won't write a foot note in a source code. And I'm not sure if any doc generator supports it, I've never seen it.
Nov 18, 2024 at 11:36 comment added Hans-Martin Mosner Footnote is a good solution - it explains the term close to its occurrence and does not hamper the reading flow for those who are already familiar with the word.
Nov 18, 2024 at 11:09 history answered Joop Eggen CC BY-SA 4.0