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This talks about the word and phrasing aspects of writing which is great. Another good read on the subject is On Writing Well. It seems that a sizable chunk of
by eatonphil 5y ago
This talks about the word and phrasing aspects of writing which is great. Another good read on the subject is On Writing Well.
It seems that a sizable chunk of developers (and academics) who write struggle with the visual aspects of writing (and I'm not saying I do it amazingly). For example, developers love not to impose width restrictions on their personal blogs. But studies show that that makes text harder to read [0]. Some great writers like danluu.com are popular despite ignoring the visual aspects of readability. (And I don't mean to pick on Dan but it's a recent site I was looking at.)
My point is that it's easier to find ways to improve on your readability concerning words and phrasing. It's not as easy to find good tips on improving visual readability too.
[0] https://baymard.com/blog/line-length-readability https://baymard.com/blog/line-length-readability