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This will always be a matter of preference, but I'd err on the side on little exposition. As a reader, I get bored by an info dump and usually stop reading. The only exception is humour, like the H...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T02:33:48Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Shantnu Tiwari
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2019-12-08T02:33:48Z (almost 5 years ago)
This will always be a matter of preference, but I'd err on the side on little exposition. As a reader, I get bored by an info dump and usually stop reading. The only exception is humour, like the Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. Hannu Rajaniemi is an author who explains very little, yet his books are very successful. Some of the things/terms he uses throughout his books are only explained somewhere near the end of the book. This gets him a few angry readers, but most people like it. For me, it is fun re-reading the book to understand all that I had missed the first time. So only reveal as much is required. Let the rest come out through the story.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2012-10-26T12:57:28Z (about 12 years ago)
Original score: 1