Skippable Sections
The book has now been published and the content of this chapter has likely changed substanstially.How do you accommodate different learnings needs of the reader?
Describe the solution in several ways in easily identified sections.
From "A Pattern Language for Pattern Writing" [APLfPW].
Clearly identify the Problem, Context and Solution parts so that the reader can quickly determine whether this pattern applies to them. Put more detailed information (such as forces or code examples) in clearly identified sections that may be skipped if a person doesn't want all the detail.
Further Reading
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