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Posts by thesquaregroot‭

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Q&A How can I make a case for toning down the "rah rah" marketing tone around technical content?

This is tough. I tend to have what a view that I think is fairly close to yours and I think it's often difficult to argue for more accuracy without coming across as pedantic. I think that are a c...

posted 6y ago by thesquaregroot‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you explain the details of something technical to a non-technical audience?

When writing about technical topics it is often difficult to get across the complexity of a topic without getting "stuck in the weeds" and ultimately leaving the audience confused or disinterested....

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by thesquaregroot‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Alternatives better to the binary "0b..." format?

As somewhat alluded to by Chenmunka, if your documentation is generally in the context of a specific programming language and/or compiler, it is probably best to stick to what is required by those....

posted 6y ago by thesquaregroot‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Bridging the gap between colloquial usage and technical meaning of terms

Frequently, at least in the software world, it seems that terms get assigned a meaning over time that is more general than the original definition. REST is a good example of this. While REST refe...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by thesquaregroot‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭