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>>> Writing well (and creating useful posts) requires the same attention to craft that coding does. Yeah, for sure. And rushing through writing a quick respons
by AshFurrow 15y ago
>>> Writing well (and creating useful posts) requires the same attention to craft that coding does.
Yeah, for sure. And rushing through writing a quick response when I should be heading out the door for work was probably a bad idea. Next time I'll sit on it until I'm through my first cup of coffee.
- raganwald 15y agoMaybe, but then again, maybe not. A blog is not a hardbound book with gilt corners. You can read the responses, revise it, perhaps learn from the feedback. I certainly do, and in that respect my own writing resembles my code: Writing is rewriting. Therefore, I’d rather see you write and be thoughtful about the responses you receive than hold back until you have researched every idea thoroughly in an attempt to avoid criticism. That is my personal view, I am not sure I can provide any evidence that it is a good idea.
- AshFurrow 15y agoI think the biggest problem I made with this particular post was conflating it with a code sample. Few people who probably argue that OOP is the only way to code. But when faced with an example of another way, people are focusing on that specific example as a way that "I don't understand OOP." I'm finding more and more that what I don't include in my writing makes a strong piece.