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It's a reference sheet for a programming language. Like it's clearly designed to be read as you're writing code. I don't understand in which circumstance you'd optimize such a document for mobile use.

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You have never read documentation on something you’re not currently writing code with _right_ _now_? Or looked at documentation for something you worked on in the day as you’re on your way home from work?

I opened it on mobile because I was interested in seeing how they differ, even though I’m not using either right now.

Well, I typically don't read a lot on mobile. Screen is too small and you can't block ads, which makes the screen even smaller.

Bet your code always works on your machine too ;)

What's that got to do with mobile phones?

For what it's worth this is literally how the Julia community deals with feedback.

Well it's not my website. Although the feedback does seem very "this toaster doesn't work when I try to cook soup in it! 1/5"

Not everything needs to cater to mobile.

It seems more like you're saying "It's ok that your toaster doesn't cook pop-tarts, you shouldn't be having those anyway--the sugar's bad for you." Your way of doing things might not be everybody's.

Nothing has to cater to anything but I'm still allowed to be annoyed that I can't read it on mobile.

Ah, it's a post mentioning Julia, and there you are.

What can I say I am a reliable person trying to make sure less people get sucked into Julia without learning of it's downsides. To be fair, the same could be said to you ;).

You totally can block ads.

I sometimes read the docs for something while on the train, and in those cases, it’s through the mobile phone.

It happens what when I cannot stop thinking of a problem and really want to find a solution.

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