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Richard P. Gabriel's Writing Writing
- drallison 17y agoThis is good advice. Programmers and writers need to fall in love with language, learn to think logically, and come to terms with classical rhetoric. Dick Gabriel is a master of all three. Read his essays at http://www.dreamsongs.com http://www.dreamsongs.com. Read his book Patterns of Software book, inspired by the work of Christopher Alexander.
- RevRal 17y agoThis is the best book for finding words I have ever used: http://www.amazon.com/Flip-Dictionary-Barbara-Ann-Kipfer/dp/1582971404 http://www.amazon.com/Flip-Dictionary-Barbara-Ann-Kipfer/dp/...
- xtho 17y agoIt really depends on your discipline's culture. In the humanities, good writing style is essential. In e.g. medicine with its highly standardized report/article format where articles are targeted at an international community, language rather is a commodity whose presence should go unnoticed.
- julius_geezer 17y agoHis _Patterns of Software_ is a wonderful book.