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in reply to Who's afraid of the manual?

In case of computer trouble, especially when it's coding trouble, the manual is your best friend.

When I've been in trouble coding, I've generally found that the source code is my best friend, unless I need a "theory of operations" discussion, or need examples that I can't find in code.

POD documentation is an interesting case, because you generally won't get it unless you also have code.