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That's really interesting. Thanks for sharing.
by rusteh1 5y ago
That's really interesting. Thanks for sharing.
- iainmerrick 5y agoSeconded! I agree that this is smart editing that preserves the original meaning well. The one decision I question is simplifying your nicely-phrased “Most programmers spend most of their time attaching these disparate blocks together” to just “most programmers spend their time [...]”
- specialist 5y agoIf I was King: Default assumption that statements are generalizations, unless explicitly stated otherwise. To preempt pedantry. eg Programmers => Programmers in general, with many obvious exceptions, too numerous to list in a brief reply. All Programmers => All Programmers PS- Hmmm. Now I wonder if any style guides cover this? Surely some do.
- iainmerrick 5y agoI suppose insisting on both “most”s is a bit pedantic, but I also think it’s nice rhetoric -- reminds me of “you can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time.”