Category Archives: Writing

Computer Science Version Two

Posted on 2023-05-01 [Monday] by jj5

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Every now and then I find myself over on the C2 wiki. Today it was here:

• Closures And Objects Are Equivalent
• Computer Science Version Two
• Cee Language
• Global Variables Considered Harmful
• What Is Closure
• Lexical Scoping
• Structure And Interpretation Of Computer Programs
• It Depends

The Circle

Posted on 2023-04-22 [Saturday] by jj5

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I did some creative writing, inspired by a new friend: The Circle.

Declarative Diagrams

Posted on 2022-11-23 [Wednesday] by jj5

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Some diagram generators to check out:

• Graphviz
• Mermaid
• D2 Declarative Diagramming
• PlantUML

Technical Writing @ Google Developers

Posted on 2022-09-30 [Friday] by jj5

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Today I came across some tech writing courses available from Google: Overview of technical writing courses.

Cranks

Posted on 2022-09-12 [Monday] by jj5

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It struck me recently that my favourite authors are cranks: de Bono, Foucault, Castaneda.

Nice doco

Posted on 2022-09-06 [Tuesday] by jj5

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I like the look of the elixir documentation. I think having the full table of contents on the right hand side is a nice touch. You don’t often see that…

Four Cs for code samples

Posted on 2022-08-22 [Monday] by jj5

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I’m reading Data Cleaning Pocket Primer in which the author mentions the “Four Cs” for code samples: they must be Clear, Concise, Complete, and Correct.

On Writing Documentation

Posted on 2021-11-30 [Tuesday] by jj5

This via r/programming today: On Writing Documentation.

Flash Fiction Stories: 25 Examples of Lighting-Fast Stories

Posted on 2021-11-08 [Monday] by jj5

Today I discovered: Flash Fiction Stories: 25 Examples of Lighting-Fast Stories. There’s some cool stories in there. I didn’t read all of them.

Technical Writing Courses

Posted on 2021-10-23 [Saturday] by jj5

Today I discovered: Technical Writing Courses via Docs for Developers.