[dllthomas]

There are a lot of people asserting that, while you should be writing (in part) for readability, you should be able to assume some level of competence on the part of those who follow. I would say that is probably the case but really consideration should be given to who your audience is actually likely to be given the circumstances in which you write.

It is also the case that we often overestimate how understandable things are to others - I write above discussing goals before any compensation for this is applied.