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Most articles are shitty, this is an example of one. Most technical articles are written by someone blinkered by their specific experience which they feel is s

by mehh 12y ago

Most articles are shitty, this is an example of one. Most technical articles are written by someone blinkered by their specific experience which they feel is so wonderful that they should share with the world. Save the internet from such dross and write it on a piece of paper, roll it up and shove it up the ares your talking out of.

nsmartt 12y ago
Writing bad articles is a great way to move toward writing good articles. Writing in the public view is a great way to get feedback on your writing and the subjects you discuss—e.g. corrections, further education, etc. For some people, it also increase the pressure to improve. Vanity is only one possible reason for writing in the public view, and it's an exercise with large potential gains. Your perspective is entirely off, and you've decided to take an opportunity to attack someone who was either brave enough or indifferent enough to risk being attacked in the first place.
- mehh 12y ago
  Well perhaps slagging off the work done by others in a domain he is not an expert in isn't a sensible approach to writing articles.
  - nsmartt 12y ago
    People don't need to be experts to recognize flaws in tools aimed at consumers.
    - Gigablah 12y ago
      Sure, you don't need to be an expert to have an opinion. However I didn't come to Hacker News to read a stream of consciousness consisting of the word "shitty" and random screenshots.
      - nsmartt 12y ago
        That's a good reason to downvote or stop reading, but I question whether attacking the author for having the audacity to publish the post is a good move.
packetslave 12y ago
Such a useful, insightful comment. And how BRAVE you are to post it on an account you created just for the purpose. There does seem to be a fair amount of talking-out-the-"ares" (sic) around here, but it isn't coming from the article. By the way, the correct word in this situation is "you're"
- mehh 12y ago
  The author deliberately wrote in a inflammatory style, I thought a response in a similar style was useful feedback for this 'brave' author. I don't have a HN account and bored on a train, its a comment not an published and promoted article I've written, trying to dismiss my opinion based on grammar and typos, hmmm okay you've secured the moral high ground here really well,

by mehh 12y ago

nsmartt 12y ago

Writing bad articles is a great way to move toward writing good articles. Writing in the public view is a great way to get feedback on your writing and the subjects you discuss—e.g. corrections, further education, etc. For some people, it also increase the pressure to improve. Vanity is only one possible reason for writing in the public view, and it's an exercise with large potential gains. Your perspective is entirely off, and you've decided to take an opportunity to attack someone who was either brave enough or indifferent enough to risk being attacked in the first place.

mehh 12y ago
Well perhaps slagging off the work done by others in a domain he is not an expert in isn't a sensible approach to writing articles.
- nsmartt 12y ago
  People don't need to be experts to recognize flaws in tools aimed at consumers.
  - Gigablah 12y ago
    Sure, you don't need to be an expert to have an opinion. However I didn't come to Hacker News to read a stream of consciousness consisting of the word "shitty" and random screenshots.
    - nsmartt 12y ago
      That's a good reason to downvote or stop reading, but I question whether attacking the author for having the audacity to publish the post is a good move.

packetslave 12y ago

Such a useful, insightful comment. And how BRAVE you are to post it on an account you created just for the purpose. There does seem to be a fair amount of talking-out-the-"ares" (sic) around here, but it isn't coming from the article. By the way, the correct word in this situation is "you're"

mehh 12y ago
The author deliberately wrote in a inflammatory style, I thought a response in a similar style was useful feedback for this 'brave' author. I don't have a HN account and bored on a train, its a comment not an published and promoted article I've written, trying to dismiss my opinion based on grammar and typos, hmmm okay you've secured the moral high ground here really well,