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redundant paragraphs about automatic differentiation in documentation #110

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  1. PhilippeMaincon commented on Sep 30, 2026

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    Elements.html describes what any element developer needs to know.

    • understand the basic idea
    • don't overspecialise function interface
    • take care with type stability
      With these techniques, if R is good, K, C, M, dR/dU, dR/dA will be good.

    Adiff.html is for the developer of advanced elements (Beam), and introduces

    • motion
    • chainrule
      With these advanced techniques, it's fully possible to evaluate the matrices wrong.

    So there is a logic. Is it a good logic? Should it be announced more clearly?

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