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You know what else is hard? Writing a book on cryptography. It's all very well and good to point out problems, but there are probably more productive ways to te
by duaneb 13y ago
You know what else is hard? Writing a book on cryptography. It's all very well and good to point out problems, but there are probably more productive ways to teach people than simply point out what not to do.
- scott_s 13y agoWhen you are writing about a difficult subject, you should invite reviews from experts to vet your work.
- duaneb 13y agoI'm not disagreeing. I'm just pointing out that a critic is much less useful than an author.
- CocaKoala 13y agoThat depends entirely on what type of book is being wrote. If I write a history textbook that goes into intricate detail about the Time Slip of 1662 and the Lost Years, and the eventual Realignment that resulted in the Great London Fire, am I being more useful than a critic who points out that my history textbook is full of factual inaccuracies?
- awj 13y agoI'll take one responsible author with one harsh-but-knowledgeable critic over a hundred would-be authors without the ability to sift useful content from polemic criticism.
- duaneb 13y agoWell, I'll take the one responsible author now. Who are they?
- scott_s 13y agoIf I wrote a book on brain surgery, the critics would be much more useful than the author.