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2026-05-03

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E.W.Dijkstra Archive: A sequel to EWD977 (18.9.1986) (EWD 978)

www.cs.utexas.edu/~EWD/transcriptions/EWD09xx/EWD978.htm

Edsger Dijkstra on how word processors actually make writing slower.

The irony of the situation is, however, that, as a commercial product, the word processor was so successful because, in actual fact, its usage costs time; as a result, it makes its user even more busy and feeling even better. It is the ideal tool for those that can confuse activity with work.

The experiments have been taken with people that were both experienced writers in longhand and experienced users of word processors. The outcome was, firstly, that the linguistic quality of the mechanically produced letters was not noticeably lower than that of the hand-written ones, and, secondly, that they had taken 50% more time to be written.

2024-08-09

Reposted 1434.

Man pages

alexschroeder.ch/view/2024-08-08-man-pages

Why you should use and write man pages.

Local documentation that is easy to find is so much better. And man pages are powerful.

2024-05-24

Reposted 1278.

Writing commit messages

www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/quasiblog/commit-messages

Гайд, как правильно писать сообщения для коммитов. О важности упоминания не просто того, что делает изменение, а зачем оно это делает. Очень мудро.

2023-08-30

607.

Про дурной тон, дурной вкус и идеалы

maximilyahov.ru/blog/all/kipyatite