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Passive voice should not be used in documentation of software.



Let's ignore that your sentence is in the passive voice, your reason is?


> Let's ignore that your sentence is

(That - and the drastic tone lacking justifications - indicates a probable intention to joke...)


Passive voice typically does not specify the acting party. Merely stating that something will or should happen, without saying who or what is responsible for making it happen, is incomplete information.

Using passive voice for my original comment was tongue-in-cheek.


You should not use passive voice on documentation or software.

FTFY




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