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"Web startups are made out of two things: people and code. The people make the code, and the code makes the people rich. Code is like a poem; it has to follow c
by rs86 9y ago
"Web startups are made out of two things: people and code. The people make the code, and the code makes the people rich. Code is like a poem; it has to follow certain structural requirements, and yet out of that structure can come art. But code is art that does something. It is the assembly of something brand new from nothing but an idea."
Are writers required to write a minimum number of words? Why so many writers write stuff that add nothing?
- ythn 9y agoThat's an interesting question. I would say that articles are made out of two things: words and spin. The author writes the words, and the words make the reader spin. Words are like a poem; they have to follow certain structural requirements, and yet out of that structure can come art...
- claudiulodro 9y agoYep. You get better SEO for lengthier, "more comprehensive" articles and often freelance writers get payed per word.
- mifeng 9y agoYou're not the target audience for this article. It's the average, non-technical Gizmodo reader. To that person, this paragraph conveys the insight that both code and coders aren't fungible. You'd be surprised how many non-techies believe that they are.
- paulcole 9y ago>Are writers required to write a minimum number of words? Why so many writers write stuff that add nothing? You used 2 sentences instead of 1. Why?
- wmeredith 9y agoYou took the words right out of my mouth :) > Why so many writers write stuff that add nothing? I also found this amusing.