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Author uses acronym CDN without first defining it. Explain Like I Do Not Already Know What You Are Explaining.
by tlholaday 9y ago
Author uses acronym CDN without first defining it. Explain Like I Do Not Already Know What You Are Explaining.
- jordache 9y agothat article is pretty technical, beyond the level of technicality of simply knowing what a CDN is.
- JustSomeNobody 9y agoBut even technical people sometimes don't know simple acronyms. It doesn't hurt to define them anyway.
- jordache 9y agomentioning cdn would be akin to a car review magazine mentioning ABS in an article and then dedicated a couple sentences explaining what ABS is
- yesenadam 9y agoHmm I dont know what CDN or ABS are.
- BoorishBears 9y agoContent Delivery Network Anti-lock Braking System Both are exactly what they sound like
- yesenadam 9y agoOK thanks :-)
- tlholaday 9y agoI red-circle the style-guide violating unexplained CDN acronym because the author titled the work from which this is excerpted “Explain Like I’m 10.” I have no objection to using terms-of-art in articles written for experts.
- toddh 9y agoCrap, you're right. I thought I covered it earlier in the book, but I really don't. I do expand the acronym earlier, but that's way too early to be relevant here. I'll fix that. Thanks!