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Tips for clear writing
- elevenoh 7y ago"Don’t write anything until you establish ‘The Point’: 1) what you want to say and 2) why it needs to be said" I like this.
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- djmips 7y agoThis is probably the best podcast on how to code I have ever heard. Seriously, pretty much every point here applies to programming. Especially the part about making it simple.
- collyw 7y agoYet in interviews we get asked to do complex algorithmic stuff that you will likely never use on the job.
- Balanceinfinity 7y agoThe single most important lesson is that: no one is a good writer. If you read something that's well written it's because it was well edited. The biggest mistake writers make is they think they're done when they finish writing. Experienced writers know that the first draft is usually less than half way to where they want to be. Even Lincoln needed drafts: http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/gettysburg.htm http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/gettysb...
- dredmorbius 7y agoIt's possible to write when you don't know the point -- writing not as argument but as exploration of a topic. You'll frequently discover the point as you go through (and might then re-write the piece having done so), but then ... that becomes the point, and the process of discovery the narrative. That said, good guides.