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"My most important rule is one that sums up the 10: if it sounds like writing, I rewrite it." There's an interesting relevance to software here. You don't usua
by decasia 9y ago
"My most important rule is one that sums up the 10: if it sounds like writing, I rewrite it."
There's an interesting relevance to software here. You don't usually want your creation to foreground its own artifice.
- klodolph 9y agoIf anything sounds like writing, it's this comment. I agree with the sentiment, though.
- stewbrew 9y agoWell, in general I agree in that form should follow function. In the case of prose though, which is art, things aren't that clear. Written language can disguise itself as spoken language but that's just another mask. If you ever cared to transcribe some group talk or interview, you will quickly realize that nobody would want to read dialogues like that.