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You're assuming the target audience to only comprise of subject matter experts. This article is perfectly ok for 90% of the tax paying population that works out
by mankash666 8y ago
You're assuming the target audience to only comprise of subject matter experts. This article is perfectly ok for 90% of the tax paying population that works outside tech
- dx034 8y agoAnd maybe even better for those 90%. Introducing more technical terms (e.g. specifying the Assembler used) makes it less readable for anyone without the domain knowledge. Often, when trying to explain something to the broad public, making it inaccurate is a necessity.
- cptskippy 8y agoI wasn't suggesting the article needed to be more technical in nature or lacked details but rather pointing out that the improper use of a grammatic article demonstrated a lack of editorial oversight by a technical resource. In other words, the authors are speaking with authority about something they demonstrated ignorance of by improper use of an article and they went out of their way to use language that would lead a non-technical reader to conclude the failure that occurred was a result of 60 year old code when in reality it was due to 18 month old hardware.