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What a dumb article. It would've been so much better if it didn't try to turn this story into an advice-piece. Take-away for copywriters: Don't say "you" if you
by WA 10y ago
What a dumb article. It would've been so much better if it didn't try to turn this story into an advice-piece. Take-away for copywriters: Don't say "you" if you really mean "we":
> How to Build a Product Loved by Millions and Get Acquired by Google
> How to Build an Industry Defining Tool in 4 Easy Steps
> Marketing Your Way to a Million Users
Come on, readers aren't that stupid. But maybe it's just my personal distaste ~~
- gumby 10y agoIn addition, stuff like this is a turn off: "They sensed the market craved a general purpose abstraction to handle the arcane art of XHR requests, " "Crave" is simply not the right word.
- farxalaxis 10y agoYeah, hyperbolic statements abound. I laugh at the thought of 'arcane art' being used to describe XHR requests! Abstractions awesome and can be very powerful...but please...