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Shorthand. Compare the lengths of these two strings: > fast, cross-platform, easy install > Written in Rust Also note how the second statement expres
by mmirate 8y ago
Shorthand. Compare the lengths of these two strings:
> fast, cross-platform, easy install
> Written in Rust
Also note how the second statement expresses a single concept; whereas the first statement is a list of concepts that must be memorized and reproduced by rote, and is therefore constantly at-risk of being stated incompletely or inaccurately.
(And it is incomplete: there are many more reasons why "Written in Rust" might be important, such as correctness, security, and ease of maintenance/refactoring.)
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Alternatively: why convey a set of vague descriptors when you can instead convey precisely why they are applicable, and let the audience's pre-existing memories fill in the details for them?
- colanderman 8y agoLike I said, "written in X" conveys pedagogy and integration. (Or, if we're being cynical, hip language clickbait.) It's not a very good shorthand.