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1. "Steve's stuff strikes me as a stream-of-consciousness, spellcheck and then post, type of style." http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=219653 http://news.yco
by d0mine 18y ago
1. "Steve's stuff strikes me as a stream-of-consciousness, spellcheck and then post, type of style." http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=219653 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=219653
2. "Mes Révérends Pères, mes lettres n'avaient pas accoutumé de se suivre
de si près, ni d'être si étendues. Le peu de temps que j'ai eu a été
cause de l'un et de l'autre. Je n'ai fait celle-ci plus longue que
parce que je n'ai pas eu le loisir de la faire plus courte."
Bribes: Petit Dictionnaire des Citations
http://www.bribes.org/temps.htm http://www.bribes.org/temps.htm
A loose translation of the above quote:
"If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter."
From 1. and 2. it follows:
Succinctness takes more effort. Yegge took no effort. All other being equal a succinct text is preferable.
- LogicHoleFlaw 18y agoI don't think it follows that Yegge took no effort. In fact, I suspect that the rough draft of his post was quite a bit longer. Imagine the reader shock to read that one!