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The title of the article is “How to not RIIR”, not “How not to RIIR”. The article is about wrapping an API with a Rust interface so the title used here on HN do
by gatherhunterer 7y ago
The title of the article is “How to not RIIR”, not “How not to RIIR”. The article is about wrapping an API with a Rust interface so the title used here on HN does not fit the content of the article.
- resoluteteeth 7y agoI don't see how the meaning of the phrases “How to not RIIR” and “How not to RIIR” is different.
- cmyr 7y agoIt's subtle. The second phrasing ("how not to x") is idiomatic, and means, roughly, "some things that you should not do when you do x", or "an example of how you should not go about doing x." So, an article titled, say, "how not to paint your house" would be expected to outline things to avoid when painting your house, and "how to not paint your house" could just be "go for a bike ride instead."
- FreeFull 7y agoI would expect "How not to RIIR" to be some study of RIIR gone wrong, and "How to not RIIR" to be a guide.
- laputan_machine 7y agoIMHO: 'How not to x' articles are typically self-deprecating articles that do x, but are critical of how they approached it and lessons learnt 'How to not x' is more explicit, i.e. How to avoid doing x
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