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My post is somewhat tongue-in-cheek :) The main point is that the incentive is there to wrap uninteresting research in terminology and complexity - so if the in
by nathanmarz 17y ago
My post is somewhat tongue-in-cheek :) The main point is that the incentive is there to wrap uninteresting research in terminology and complexity - so if the incentive is there, you wonder if anyone does it deliberately. I've read a lot of papers which were difficult to grok but ended up being remarkably simple.
- neilc 17y agoAnother factor is that reviewers are sometimes inclined to reject papers that are too straightforward: if the final result is so simple, is the work really novel or interesting?
- Groxx 17y agoI've seen the same a lot of times, and I wonder if it's how many textbook companies work. I've read a couple wonderful textbooks, but they are definitely the exception rather than the rule. Typically, the more complicated the language, the less is being said. Ever read legal documents?