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> Sorry, but technical knowledge/experience is not about particular spelling conventions and word proofing Yes, actually, it is. Sloppy language indicates a sl
by quotemstr 6y ago
> Sorry, but technical knowledge/experience is not about particular spelling conventions and word proofing
Yes, actually, it is. Sloppy language indicates a sloppy mind. I absolutely crank down my estimate of someone's technical competence when I see him writing badly and will continue to do so. Once in a while, you do see bad writing coupled with good technical insight --- especially in infosec for some reason --- but it's the exception, not the rule.
- coldtea 6y ago>Sloppy language indicates a sloppy mind. No, that's a 19th century schoolmaster idea. Many great hackers are messy with grammar and spelling, and even dyslexic.
- quotemstr 6y agoThe 19th century had a lot of good ideas that we've managed to forget.
- SamReidHughes 6y agoSaying "ENV," though, isn't writing badly. Or maybe it is, but it's not a sign of sloppiness. It's not like "JAVA," which was never a thing. It shouldn't trigger your brain defect detector.