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I was working similar idea, but for laws. They also change quite a lot and not very well presented online. I halted the development after I realized how compli

by bliker 13y ago

I was working similar idea, but for laws. They also change quite a lot and not very well presented online. I halted the development after I realized how complicated can word diffs get. I would be interested about techniques that you used. I it is quite good as it is, but I noticed some common problems, such as: 1. Reusing letters from words that have nothing in common: > fury over a [-hik-]{+n increas+}e in bus fares [1] 2. Inserting few paragraphs into one word (first paragraph) [2] 3. Loads of minor changes, also more of 1. [3] [1] http://newsdiffs.org/diff/263401/263432/www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/world/americas/brazil-protests.html http://newsdiffs.org/diff/263401/263432/www.nytimes.com/2013... [2] http://newsdiffs.org/diff/265812/265841/www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/taliban-want-sign-on-their-qatar-office-resurrected-threaten-to-scuttle-talks/2013/06/22/ca979502-db0a-11e2-b418-9dfa095e125d_story.html http://newsdiffs.org/diff/265812/265841/www.washingtonpost.c... [3] http://newsdiffs.org/diff/265776/265810/www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/world/asia/flooding-kills-hundreds-in-northern-india.html http://newsdiffs.org/diff/265776/265810/www.nytimes.com/2013...

chaz 13y ago
That's ok. There's enough value in elevating the awareness that these things change frequently and providing a change record for those interested in a specific article, that providing a neater/cleaner way of conveying the changes is forgiven. Anyone can figure out how to read the diffs once they sit down to do it, and it still requires a human to interpret the value of changes. A single word can simply be a correction or it can be a complete reversal. If a better UI is developed later on, it can be retrofitted.
- bliker 13y ago
  I agree, in this case MVP is very good strategy. But I was more interested in technical side. Making it more readable is always a good target to have.

by bliker 13y ago

chaz 13y ago

That's ok. There's enough value in elevating the awareness that these things change frequently and providing a change record for those interested in a specific article, that providing a neater/cleaner way of conveying the changes is forgiven. Anyone can figure out how to read the diffs once they sit down to do it, and it still requires a human to interpret the value of changes. A single word can simply be a correction or it can be a complete reversal. If a better UI is developed later on, it can be retrofitted.

bliker 13y ago
I agree, in this case MVP is very good strategy. But I was more interested in technical side. Making it more readable is always a good target to have.