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Cool project, but what got me to comment was the really stellar FAQ on the landing page. I think it's really hard to strike capture the tone of software in wri
by aeturnum 7y ago
Cool project, but what got me to comment was the really stellar FAQ on the landing page.
I think it's really hard to strike capture the tone of software in written descriptions of those pieces of software. Coding projects that are programmed in an experimental and light-hearted way can end up being spoken about in somber tones that lose that sense of fun and playfulness.
- sramsay 7y agoI got a much-needed laugh out of it. Especially: > My dude, I can barely make a website, much less a mini NSA.
- ccktlmazeltov 7y agolooks like we read the same thing
- sevkih 7y ago> For the love of God, please listen to doctors/The CDC/Goop product descriptions before me.
- atregir 7y agoMe too haha! That was hilarious!
- perk 7y agoI love this loose writing style, but when I try it myself I feel like an idiot.
- godelski 7y agoDo it more often (practice!) and don't take it seriously. Who cares if you sound like an idiot. This isn't a serious project after all.
- ludston 7y agoI think that this opinionated writing style is really great for product documentation, particularly when you are documenting something that is not intrinsically interesting. As an author writing like this you are leaving yourself vulnerable. It shows that you have fuzzy, opionated and possibly irrational thinking, which is very easy to criticise. This is unlike our typical dry and academic writing where we remove ourselves and personality from our prose. I am guessing that this vulnerability is what makes you feel foolish when you write this way. I've also been told that this style is not great for non-native speakers.
- rohan1024 7y agoMy favourite: How many times did you touch your face testing it? - Too many.