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Slightly off topic but I'll share my $.02 because you mentioned you authored the post. These types of announcements would be so much better if they included a b
by jahsome 3y ago
Slightly off topic but I'll share my $.02 because you mentioned you authored the post. These types of announcements would be so much better if they included a brief blurb about what the project is near the beginning.
I think these posts get a lot of new eyeballs, and as someone who clicks on a lot of "new major release for X" posts, it's always an annoying side quest to go and figure out what the product is before going back to the post.
Congrats on the launch :)
- lgas 3y agoAt the very least, make the first mention of the product name a link to someplace with a description. It amazes me how often people skip basic things like this.
- sestep 3y agoGood point, thanks! Editing the post now, should have an updated version up soon with a blurb.
- bjornasm 3y agoAgreed. Its always "Finally we have added xyz support for our abc module, now you can just call mnb by using the cba function!!" while (I believe) 90% of the people reading that just want to know what kind of tool it is. On topic: This tool to make diagrams using plain text looks great. Definately going to see if I can utilize it in a project. Example: https://penrose.cs.cmu.edu/try/?examples=graph-domain/other-examples/hamiltonian-cycle https://penrose.cs.cmu.edu/try/?examples=graph-domain/other-...
- ComodoHacker 3y agoIt's one click away, have we power users become that lazy?
- jahsome 3y agoMaybe, but I also think it's good writing practice to lay a foundation for readers. My reference point would be "proper" press releases. There's always some very basic blurbs about the company and/or product being announced, in addition to the meat of the announcement. This blog is essentially a press release for nerds, so I think following a similar pattern is in the best interest of the writers for these announcements.