tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467360784939337729.post72280316375495323..comments2023-10-30T08:29:37.406-07:00Comments on Programming Digressions: On Writing: Or How I Writesftwr2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/14201606904750701863noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467360784939337729.post-14579879698202932342018-09-12T05:41:37.239-07:002018-09-12T05:41:37.239-07:00I always used to study paragraph in news papers bu...I always used to study paragraph in news papers but now as I am a user of internet therefore from now I am using net for posts, thanks to web.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467360784939337729.post-16909162837564234072017-11-07T06:12:38.539-08:002017-11-07T06:12:38.539-08:00- Some essays get tonnes of comments from readers;...- Some essays get <strong><em>tonnes</em> of comments</strong> from readers; last time I checked, the <a href="http://programming-digressions.blogspot.com/2017/09/best-algorithms-books-part-1.html" rel="nofollow">essay on algorithmic excellence, dedicated as it was to fellow Texans affected by the fury of Hurricane Harvey</a> had a whopping 72 comments!<br /><br />- Others essays make <strong>shrinking violets</strong> out of you all; evidently, this essay has garnered a grand total of <em>one</em> comment, and <em>that</em> too happens to be my comment. Yep, this one you're reading, by your very own blogger ;-)<br /><br />- What gives? Well, I dunno... I'm going to chalk this up as <strong>one of those abiding mysteries of the universe</strong> that one never truly gets to fathom :)<br /><br />- Trust me, though, that nobody's going to make a shrinking violet out of me, no Sir and Madam ;)<br /><br />- And much as I've said elsewhere—and that, too, on several occasions—<a href="http://programming-digressions.blogspot.com/2017/10/plato-and-nerd-strikes-back.html?showComment=1509110217120#c797810943494717283" rel="nofollow">for example here</a>, I invite, in fact <strong>encourage all kinds of feedback</strong>, both of the appreciative kind as well the constructive type. Please never be shy, you all, about pointing out any flaws or shortcomings that you spot, and which I can fix for you :-)<br /><br />- So I'm <em>especially</em> happy to note that I recently received feedback—via personal communication—that will help your blogger (me) improve the content of the essays you read here even more. Yay! <strong>Here it is (that recently-received feedback)</strong>, verbatim, where I've merely removed the name of the feedback-provider out of respect for their privacy. They said (actually, wrote) to me, saying:<br /><br />- "<strong>Question - what are you trying to accomplish with your essay?</strong> When I write, I know that I write whatever is on my mind without regard to organization, but I have some idea of the end goal so that I can go back and remove anything that doesn't support that goal. No matter how interesting someone might find the information, whether they are reader or writer, if it can't tie directly back to the intro and conclusion, I would suggest it is just a distraction."<br /><br />- "I want you to know that <strong>I loved the first half of part 1</strong> primarily because it was your heart talking. Yes, it didn't fit in with my understanding of the overall goal of part 1 and probably should have been an entirely different post with an entirely different intro / conclusion, but the bottom line is that <strong>it was very heartfelt</strong>."<br /><br />- "<strong>From that point on, though,</strong> I wasn't entirely sure what you were talking about. This could very well be because our brains are wired differently (though not that differently) and was unable to follow your train of thought. In part 2 when you list books 6-10 then jump to the photo you took of two pictures on the wall where you could see your outline <strong>I was left wondering...</strong> does this have anything to do with algorithms? Maybe it did, but I couldn't make the connection from what was written. If I, as the reader, can't stay focused on your point, then you've lost your audience."<br /><br />- "...I hope you understand that my goal is to be <strong>constructive</strong> in my feedback."<br /><br />- Once again, I thank my anonymous reader—<strong>who provided the detailed feedaback above</strong>—as this will help tremendously with improving the content of the essays! Excellent points all, and <strong>I've made a mental note of each one of them :-)</strong>sftwr2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/14201606904750701863noreply@blogger.com