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I didn't even notice that there were a large number of links in the post. I think the majority of them would be useful for someone unfamiliar with some of the t
by gue5t 15y ago
I didn't even notice that there were a large number of links in the post. I think the majority of them would be useful for someone unfamiliar with some of the topics described, though. The great thing about hypertext is that links are optional, so an abundance, as long as the linked content is of quality, hurts no one.
- spacemanaki 15y agoI disagree, if you link to something there's an implied recommendation, and also a possibility for subtle commentary. (For example, link to something critical of the anchor text.) When I see a link and I'm curious what's being linked, I often hover to see where it's going. If it turns out it's a link to Wikipedia for a mundane, off-topic article like the US Gov't, I think that kind of wastes brain cycles, and I'm a bit disappointed. I know this is a small, hair splitting issue, but I think it's valid. Some writers try to cut words where they can to make their writing concise and tight. I think this falls in the same category. The worst case I've seen is in one of the earlier Clojure (print) books (not Joy of...) that actually had a few footnotes with Wikipedia URLs in them, for CS topics.